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3 unusual facts about Lachlan Fold Belt


Geology of Victoria

The largest faults separate rocks with different ages and structural histories, and subdivide Victoria into three main structural rankings consisting of twofold belts (Delamerian and Lachlan), two terranes in the Lachlan Fold Belt (Whitelaw and Benambra), and ten structural zones (Glenelg, Grampians-Stavely, Stawell, Bendigo, Melbourne, Tabberabbera, Omeo, Deddick, Kuark, Mallacoota).

Lachlan Fold Belt

This split off a segment of the coast to form the Lord Howe Rise, part of Zealandia.

It dominates New South Wales and Victoria, also extending into Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.



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