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Barber Creek Observation

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NMIT Yan Yean Farm is located in the Northeast of Melbourne, with the latitude of 37° 32’41.416”S and longitude of 145° 5’56.272”E. It is surrounded by rolling hills as well as the Barber Creek that flows through it. In order to observe the geology of the site, Pit 2(UTM: 145° 5.980'E 37° 32.948'S) which is on a flat plain and Pit 3(UTM:-37.54997°N 145.08756°E) is located near the Barber Creek, are chosen. The highest elevation of the site is 200m above sea level and Pit 2 is the closest to this high point(Figure 1). As elevation decreases, particles are transported from higher elevation to the lower elevation due to gravitation and water flow process. In addition, the appearance of the Barber Creek indicates the process of fluvial(Figure 1). During raining seasons, the creek will be over flooded, alluvium process will occur, where light particles are suspended in the water and heavy particles are deposited along the creek bed. …show more content…

Another part of it is Sud, which is within the ‘Dargile Formation’ that is formed in the Silurian period(Figure 3). Therefore, the parent materials of both pits are sedimentary and basalt rocks(Figure

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