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PP67. Earimil Creek (Dennant Creek) - Manyung Fault

Location:316722. Lower 400 m of the valley of Earimil Creek (formerly Dennant Creek).
Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
Site 67, Difficult geological conditions, Earimil Creek

Access:
Wimborne Ave.

Ownership/Managing Authority:

Crown land, Shire of Mornington.

Site Description:
The creek floor crosses basalt, until about 400 m from the coast where the Balcombe Clay outcrops. The contact with the basalt is obscured but the structure is considered to be the Manyung Fault crossing the stream at approximately a right angle.

Significance:
Regional. The site is one of the few inland exposures of the Manyung Fault and provides an interesting geological interpretation exercise.

Management Considerations:
Class 2. Because of the dense vegetation growth in the valley, access to, and viewing of the outcrops is difficult. A cleared and maintained track along the valley between Wimborne Ave and the beach would greatly improve the amenity of the site.

References:
Gostin, V.A. (1966). Tertiary stratigraphy of the Mornington district, Victoria. I, 79, 459-512.


PP67. Earimil Creek (Dennant Creek) - Manyung Fault
Site 67. Earimil Creek, Mt Eliza

This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Westernport Bay Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay (1988) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Environmental Significance in the Flood Plain of the Upper Yarra Valley Region (1983) by Neville Rosengren, Douglas Frood and Kim Lowe (as part of a study of Sites of Environmental Significance by the University of Melbourne for the then Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority).
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values.Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website (external link) for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.


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