Gambier Karst Region - South Australia & Victoria

Caves in Tertiary Gambier Limestone

Selected photographs and diagrams

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Joint-controlled passage in Morgans Cave, Mt Gambier.
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Flat ceiling in Beekeepers Cave. Formed by breakdown away from a weak bedding plane
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"Inclined Fissure" formed at the edge of a large breakdown dome, where the rubble floor and the ceiling rise in parallel. Grant Chamber, Victoria Fossil Cave.
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Roof with numerous bell-holes. Wet Cave at Naracoorte, SA
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Looking up into bell holes in ceiling of Wet Cave
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