OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Fossil Beach

DATE1950

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1004

HISTORY

The early surveyors were seeking openings for new industries. In the low and swampy plain south of Mount Martha an excellent clay was obtained for the manufacture of bricks
Briefly the rock sequence at Fossil Beach has three main elements: on top, the friable Baxter sandstones mixed with harder iron-stones. Beneath this there is a wide band of clays of various colour. These are underlaid by bands of non-calcareous concretions or septaria

DESCRIPTION

Image taken from the sea looking towards fossilled beach past brick retaining wall up towards carpark where several cars are parked and several people taking in the view behind carpark densely shrubbed area

SUBJECTS

Beaches, Carparks, Fossils

KEYWORDS

Beaches, Carparks, Fossill Beach, Fossils, Mornington