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Map of Loch Ard Gorge, on the soft-rock limestone coast of Victoria |
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Loch Ard Gorge, seen from the entrance of Pierce Cave (3SW-2) The limestone is Tertiary Gambier Limestone - a soft, porous marine calcarenite. IMG00101.jpg |
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Flowstone with an eroded base sitting on a core of cemented sand Pierce Cave. C9703-19.3SW2.Base.jpg |
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Bulbous sand "stalactites" formed by cementation of sand by percolating waters. See the PDF file listed at top of this page for more details Scale bar is 10 cm. C9701-07.3SW.STites.jpg |
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Cemented sand shelf, with bulbous sand "stalactites" below it Scale bar is 10 cm. Carmichael Cave (3SW-3) - C9701-11.3SW3.Shelf.jpg |