184 ProceedliKj-'^ of the lioi/al ^oady of Victoria. 



;ire exposed on the opposite side of the river for a considerable 

 <listance, and finally at the sharp bend in the river close to the 

 point at which it emerges from the ranges, an excellent section 

 of the mudstone is exposed in a high bluff. This is apparently 

 the section referred to by Daintree, and in our opinion the beds 

 forming it are continuous with those composing the high bluff on 

 (jroodman's Creek previously referred to. Most of the area 

 between the bluff on the Lerderderg River and the Back Creek is 

 covered with glacial beds which are in places capped with 

 tertiary formation. 



On the Coimaidai side of the basaltic plateau glacial beds are 

 exposed along the Pyrete Creek for a distance of aljout two miles 

 southward from the township : they are mainly mudstones, some 

 showing well-marked stratitication, others little or none. Included 

 ijoulders are numerous but somewhat small. No sandstones have 

 been found in this part of the district. AVe are inclined to place 

 the Pyrete beds on the same horizon as the upper mudstones of 

 the Goodman'.s series. At the .southern end of the Pyrete beds 

 a considerable mass of glacial conglomerate occurs. The princi- 

 pal interest of the Pyrete beds lies in their association with the 

 glaciated surfaces of the underlying tSihirian rock, to which 

 reference will presently be made. 



Patches of glacial beds are found scattered over the broad 

 valley drained by Ba.sin Creek, to the N. of Coimaidai, but no 

 good sections are exposed. Striated stone and foreign rock 

 material are to he collected over a considerable area hei'e. 



Faults. At the N. end of the Goodman's Creek sections a good 

 deal of faulting of limited extent has taken place. One of these 

 we .shall note as shown in section in cne of the freestone quarries 

 on the W. side of the ci'eek. This has a throw of about 12 or 15 

 feet. 



Another fault of greater importance occurs about half-way 

 between here and Elam's farm. It is a compound fault, and is 

 .shown very distinctly, cutting through the lower mudstones of our 

 series. 



In this locality, owing to tlie softer nature of the lower strati- 

 fied beds, a wide open alluvial flat stretches to the E. and across 

 this flat, extending in an eastei'ly direction, a more or less well 

 mai'ked rid'fe can be made out. This mnrks the course of the 



