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Marine Geology of Port Phillip, Victoria by Giri Wakshan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes the marine geology of Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia. It describes the distribution of three major unconsolidated sediment facies - sands and muddy sands around the coastline due to wave sorting, muds covering the central region due to river input, and channel fills of muds and sands. Seismic profiling reveals these modern sediments can be up to 27 meters thick, overlying older consolidated clays and sandy clays. Carbon-14 dating indicates sediments post-date the last glaci
- Author
- Giri Wakshan
- Language
- EN