Gambier Karst Region - South Australia & Victoria

Caprock affects

Selected photographs and diagrams

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Caprock on a dune limestone surface, exposed in a coastal cliff.
C9702-2, Cape Dombey, SA.
Caprock at the surface of a dune limestone.
C9702-8, Cape Dombey, SA.
Small caves beneath a caprock in dune limestone.
C0201-6,7,8 (Panorama), Near the Naracoorte caves, SA.
Entrance to a shallow cave beneath caprock.
C9803-24. Cape Dusquene, Vic.
Shallow cave developed beneath caprock. Note cemented pillars descending from the main cemented band. The cave was originally filled with loose sand to the level shown by the mark on the walls.
C9803-25. Cape Dusquene, Vic.
Multi-generation calcrete. The large cobble contains at least two generations of earlier fragments.
S8321-28, Eyre Peninsula, SA.