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A cave in Dolerite at Wayatinah,Tasmania |
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| Authors: | Gordon E. Hale Alan Spry |
| Affiliation: | 1. Geology Section , Hydro‐Electric Commission , Hobart, Tasmania;2. Dept. of Geology , University of Tasmania , Hobart |
| Abstract: | A cave (60 ft. x 30 ft. x 17 ft.) occurs within Jurassic dolerite 600 ft. from the surface. It was formed by zeolitization of a zone in the dolerite followed by solution of the secondary minerals to leave a cavity. |
| Keywords: | Albany – Fraser Orogen Cundeelee Fault deformation Mesoproterozoic transpression Yilgarn Craton |