ioOcT., ipi-.J Victorian Limestone De-posits. 593 



Occurrence. — Tertiary limestone. Being ;i yellow, friable calcareous 

 rock to a hard, yellow limestone. It ma) be regarded as being about 

 two hundred and lifty feet (J50 ft.) thick in place.s, and has a slight 

 dip towards the south-east. 



Economic. — It affords a rich soil, and has been burnt for lime. For 

 agricultural purposes it has been used at Ho.spital Creek in the natural 

 state with benefit, the limestone being soft and friable. 

 Analysis. — No. 144 (Ho.spital Creek, 1910) — 



Insoluble ... ... ... 4.28 



i-e^ O3 ... ... ... 2.65 



Ca CO;j ... .. ... 84.10 



Mg ... ... ... ... Trace 



(11) L1LVD.4LE. 



Locality. — Cave Hill, Lil\dale district. Allotment 20. parish of 

 Mooroolbark, county of Evelyn. 



Occurrence. — Blue-grey to pink-brown limestone of Silurian age. In 

 texture it is a hard and semi-crystalline limestone, lenticular shaped and 

 occurring between quartzite and shales. 



Economic. — A large area occurs close to the railway line, but its exact 

 extent is not known. In 1892 its greatest width was over three hundred 

 feet (300 ft.). In good times it is reported that as much as seventy tons 

 (70 tons) per day has been sent away. 



Analysis (/. Cosmo Nciubery). — 



Percentage. 

 Ca COv, .. ... ... 92.60 



MgCOg 0.36 



Fe CO3 ... .. ... 2.12 



Clay and .sand . ... ... 3-24 



Other constituents . . ... 1.68 



100.00 



(12) MiTCHELLVALE. 



Locality. — At Ostler's, south of the junction of the Wentworth and 

 ]\iitchell Rivers. 



Occurrence. — Limestones sliading into calcareous sandstone, and highly 

 fossiliferous. Seams of calcite occur in places. Of Middle Devonian 

 age. 



Economic. — About 30 miles from the Lindenow railway .station. The 

 country is rough mountain ranges. No analyses have been made. 



(13) BiNDI. 



Locality. — Old Hut Creek and Tambo River, parish of Bindi. in 

 the county of Tambo, Ea.st Gippsland. 



Occurrence. — Dense blue to grey crystalline limestone, with .some 

 chalky and impure lower calcareous beds. The formation is of Middle 

 Devonian age, and covers about 18 square miles of country. 



Economic. — It is nearly 80 miles by road from the Bairnsdale railway 

 station ; but on the completion of the Orbost-Bairnsdale line, the distance 

 from that line will be only about 55 miles. 



Analysis. — There is no record of any analysis of the Bindi lime.stone. 

 but the percentage of Ca CO^ should be nearlv as high as that found in 

 the Buchan limestone. 



