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| Keywords: The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London (12826393693).jpg 230 <br> PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Nov 4 <br> 6 On the west side of Lake Korangamite there are several hills <br> which are crateriform Amongst the best defined are ” Mount Myrt- <br> son having a lake or swamp in the centre Mount Wiridgil and <br> Mount Leura The ordinary volcanic ash and scoriae are found on <br> these hills Lakes Gnotuk and Bulleen-Merri situated to the west <br> of Mount Leura are also I believe ancient craters Lava similar <br> to that ejected from active volcanos is strewn over the surface of <br> the hills It is often curiously twisted ; and masses formed of regular <br> concentric layers are found so similar in form to the trunks and <br> branches of trees that one was actually sent to me as a fossil tree <br> On the eastern side of Lake Korangamite there are other hills of an <br> equally distinctive character the most prominent being Mount Hesse <br> Mount Gelhbrand and Warrion or Labaam In the Korangamite <br> district we find the Stony Rises These occupy a large area both <br> to the south east and west of the lake They consist of rocky <br> often conical piles about 25 feet in height generally rising at an <br> angle of 15° 20° or 25° and so close together that they are im- <br> passable to wheeled vehicles and only permit a tortuous and uneven <br> path to the equestrian <br> 7 Tower Hill Lake is situate between the towns of Warnambool <br> and Belfast and close to the coast ; see the accompanying plan <br> It bears some resemblance to Lakes Gnotuk and Bulleen-Merri <br> Fig 3 ” Sketch of Tower Hill Lake near Warnambool in the <br> County of Villiers <br> 1 mile <br> 2 miles 36214198 111684 51125 Page 230 Text v 14 http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/36214198 1858 Geological Society of London Biodiversity Heritage Library The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London v 14 1858 Geology Periodicals Smithsonian Libraries bhl page 36214198 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/36214198 smithsonian libraries Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2014-02-28 Check categories 2015 August 26 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/12826393693 2015-08-26 17 51 34 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London 1858 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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