Northampton 47 km 114°30À 35À 40À 114°45À 56 57 58 59 ä60 6162 63 64 65 66 67 68 69ä70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 ä80 28°45À 10 6590 100 28°45À M´ 10 Boyd Street 17 10 Mµ âc MoC 10 âc MoA¤ GeA¤ Brook Moresby CUTUBURY NATURE Una WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1Ý:Ý50Ý000 REGOLITH_LANDFORM RESOURCES SERIES 10 RESERVE ged to 10 m 6680 dred MoC§ 80 90 NARRATARRA M° 10 D Jc 17 10 CHAMPION M´ MoC§ âc GeA¶ GeA¶ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA MoC ROAD 50 70 10 GaA¶ âc Champion Bay 5 10 MoRz SHEET 1840Ý-ݱ±± FIRST EDITION 2000 Outer Knoll SpE CHAPMAN MoA¤ 60 60 16 10 5 GeA¤ 5 10 40 90 6591 5 Beach MOONYOONOOKA SYMBOLS 5 MoC 5 Inner Knoll 5 30 10 BAY SIMPLIFIED LAND SYSTEMS, SHADED RELIEF, 5 MoRf² 5 5 AP 2 Bore SpE 16 INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DRAINAGE 5 ìmNO âc MoRf² 5 Woorree Park Bore 6592 Geological boundary Horizontal control, major...................................................................................... Ge The Geraldton Regolith-Landform Resources map provides information on 35 5 52 5 CITY OF GERALDTON the regolith (soils) and 5 underlying rocks, on the 5 RIVER landforms (landscape), SHIRE OF GREENOUGH 5 WR 1 Bore WT 1 Bore GaA¤ 37 ìmNO exposed........................................................................................................... Sand dune............................................................................................................. Mo 5 5 topography, infrastructure, and on the mineral and construction material 5 M´ 5 M§ WT 2 Bore âc GERALDTON Sp GaA¢ GILES 10 GaA¢ 15 5 Fault or shear Swale line.............................................................................................................. M§ resources of Geraldton. This map will be of value in landuse planning, WR 3 Bore 30 the sustainable development of resources, and in identifying natural 10 WR 2 Bore WO 1 Bore Mµ 6593 GaA¢ âc exposed........................................................................................................... Contour, height in metres.................................................................................... 20 hazards, both onshore and in shallow nearshore areas. Qu 5 TOWN TOWERS normal, tick on downthrown side.................................................................. Four Fathom Bank Mµ Town Beach 36 m GaA¶ GERALDTON M² âc 100 15 M´ The map also delineates land systems, which are areas of discrete 25 10 AIRPORT Pages Beach M§ QuB´ GS2A Bore Bedding, showing strike and dip Watercourse........................................................................................................... recurring patterns of landform, regolith, materials, and vegetation. These UR 1 Bore GaA¶ 6596 MOUNT SCOTT 14 patterns are related to geological and hydrogeological units, and form the UR 2 Bore 10 Mµ ROAD MoC inclined............................................................................................................ Bathymetric contour, depth in metres................................................................. basis of identifying landuse including mineral resource potential. Point M´ HILL Sp Ga Mo 14 K Gneissic banding, showing strike and dip Lake........................................................................................................................ ROAD Mullewa 83 km 37 drain M° GERALD âc âc inclined............................................................................................................ Drain....................................................................................................................... TON GS4 Bore SpE ìmNO 20 GERALDTON Alexander Park 2 Bore GS3 Bore ãk 6598 Utakarra Repeater âc Fracture or jointing, showing strike and dip Bore or well............................................................................................................ MOUNT 30 90 14 15 Station 80 30 QuE1¢ MAGNET 6599 vertical............................................................................................................ Dam, tank............................................................................................................... M§ Mµ M° M² M¹ M´ Moonyoonooka 70 10 Mµ M´ Moore Greys Beach 14 Lighthouse.............................................................................................................. M§ 5 Point Moore Reclamation 60 Pirone's Sand Supplies M¹ 13 ROAD Highway with national route marker................................................................... Wharf, jetty or pier................................................................................................ I N D I A N Mµ Marine shore face Geraldton SpE 6600 M° Marine nearshore Formed road; bridge............................................................................................. Wave pattern denotes permanent water............................................................. Airport 50 M² Marine offshore ãk M² Sp Separation Point WP 1 Bore EDWARD Track....................................................................................................................... M¹ Marine channel 5 QuE1£ Geraldton Racecourse Bore âc 13 Narngulu 5 QuE2 Railway, with siding.............................................................................................. Petroleum exploration well M´ Marine reef M´ Reefs 30 ãk 6602 QuB£ 40 30 SpEk ROAD Fence, generally with track.................................................................................. stratigraphic.................................................................................................... St Qu Quindalup System_beach and dunefields Black Beach CITY OF GERALDTON MoC§ 12 NARNGULU Reserve boundary................................................................................................ Made ground or quarry........................................................................................ PORT GREY HP 1 Bore SHIRE OF GREENOUGH 6603 Ga Greenough Alluvium System_alluvial plain 10 Local government area boundary....................................................................... O C E A N Mµ Mµ Ge Greenough System_alluvial terraces and channels M´ Townsite, Mineral and rock commodities BRAND E 12 Ga 6604 F Sp Spearwood System_deflated dunes 6605 SpEk GaA¢ population more than 10Ý000......................................................................GERALDTON Clay................................................................................................................ Cy Sp GOULDS SpE ARTHUR less than 1Ý000............................................................................. Greenough Limesand....................................................................................................... 10 Meru Meru Lsd Greenough Mo Moresby System_plateau and footslopes underlain 11 Locality................................................................................................................... Bootenal Gravel............................................................................................................. Gvl by Jurassic rocks 5 ROAD MOONYOONOOKA Yard HIGHWAY Building, yard......................................................................................................... Limestone....................................................................................................... Lst GDP3 Bore MoC§ M° DEEPDALE Microwave repeater station.................................................................................. Sand............................................................................................................... Sv 10 M° 11 20 Tarcoola Beach MoA¤ 10 SCALE 1:Ý250Ý000 5 ROAD 10 MOUNT TARCOOLA M´ 0 510 20 5 M² J ROAD Kilometres ìð10 Narngulu Repeater BRICE 10 10 Station GS7 Bore Narngulu 20 5 10 10 ìð10 20 5 40 SpEk 09 5 QuB´ SpEk 50 ROAD 10 10 drain 10 Narngulu Heavy Mineral Sand B A C K LEGEND 10 6606 Processing Plant 6607 09 I N D I A N 6608 GS6 Bore 1 2 MARINE_42,500 ha 63% 50 MoC§ 5 6609 Offshore level seabed, 5 Midwest Sand Supplies and nearshore level to gently inclined seabed, with low, submerged rocky ridges or reefs. Inshore rock 40 60 Southgate H M° Southgate drain platforms (1) and gently inclined shore face. Erosion and deposition by marine tides, currents, and wave action. Small areas of REFERENCE 08 5 30 50À 20 30 ROAD 50À man-made reclamation in urban areas at the coast (2). Dominantly shell and quartz sand formed by biogenic processes, 10 reworking of fluvially sourced material from weathered hinterland rocks, or by erosion of reefs. Reefs or rock flats composed Phanerozoic GULLY Marine predominantly of eolian calcarenite. Currently active system that includes undivided older reefs probably of the Spearwood Age 20 Cainozoic Mesozoic System. Primarily used for shipping, fishing 20 industry, and recreation. Possible source of sand or limestone for construction, 10 08 Proterozoic Description 5 SpC§ SpEk beach rebuilding, and reclamation. Shallow reefs are a hazard to shipping. Rapid deposition and erosion of coastal deposits 20 ED can also occur during storms. Land System HolocenePleistocene undivided Jurassic Triassic W A M´ 6613 RD 07 5 QuE1£ M§ Marine. Man-made fill or reclamation; rock rubble and earth fill 10 SpE Photograph 2 reproduced with permission of the Geraldton Port Authority M§ M¹ M´ 5 Mµ Marine. Shore face; shell and quartz sand; minor rock platform Southgate Dunes RUDDS No 313 Well SpEº 3 4 QUINDALUP SYSTEM_4500 ha 6% (Safety Bay Sand) M° Marine. Nearshore sand plain and sandy hollows; shell and quartz sand; minor rock ridges 5 Mµ and flats 20 30 No 320 Bore 07 Mostly