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Appendix 15: Geochronology Site Details

Andrew Brooks, John Spencer, Jon Olley, Tim Pietsch, Daniel Borombovits, Graeme Curwen, Jeff Shellberg, Christina Howley, Angela Gleeson, Andrew Simon, Natasha Bankhead, Danny Klimetz, Leila Eslami-Endargoli, Anne Bourgeault Australian Rivers Institute

Griffith University

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An Empirically-based Sediment Budget for the Normanby Basin

Appendix to the Final Report prepared for the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country - Reef Rescue initiative

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Appendix 15 : Geochronology Site Details Site Stratigraphic Columns and associated age determinations Prepared by: Tim Pietsch

North Kennedy Coastal Plain 1 ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.

North Kennedy Coastal Plain 2 and 3 ......................................................................................................... 6 2.

Unnamed Creek (IBA 16) ................................................................................................................................ 7 3.

Morehead River Floodplain ............................................................................................................................ 8 4.

Bizant Gully ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 5.

Bizant River ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 6.

Normanby River Floodplain ........................................................................................................................ 11 7.

Kalpowar Bench ............................................................................................................................................... 12 8.

Kalpowar Upper Surface .............................................................................................................................. 13 9.

Battle Camp Crossing ..................................................................................................................................... 15 10.

Normanby Station Valley Fill 1 .................................................................................................................. 16 11.

Carrolls Crossing Bench ................................................................................................................................ 17 12.

Carrolls Crossing Upper Surface................................................................................................................ 18 13.

Kings Plains West Normanby 1 .................................................................................................................. 19 14.

Kings Plains West Normanby 2 .................................................................................................................. 20 15.

Kings Plains West Normanby 3 .................................................................................................................. 21 16.

Kings Plains West Normanby 4 .................................................................................................................. 22 17.

Kings Plains West Normanby 5 .................................................................................................................. 23 18.

East Normanby Bench ................................................................................................................................... 24 19.

West Normanby Bench ................................................................................................................................. 26 20.

Normanby 9 Gully Complex 1 ..................................................................................................................... 27 21.

Normanby 9 Gully Complex 2 ..................................................................................................................... 28 22.

Normanby 9 Gully Complex 3 ..................................................................................................................... 29 23.

Normanby 9 Gully Complex 4 ..................................................................................................................... 30 24.

Normanby 9 Gully Complex 5 ..................................................................................................................... 31 25.

Normanby 7 Gully Complex ........................................................................................................................ 32 26.

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Overview: OSL sampling sites

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Detail: OSL sampling sites – Lower Catchment

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North Kennedy Coastal Plain 1 1.

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North Kennedy Coastal Plain 2 and 3 2.

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Unnamed Creek (IBA 16) 3.

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Morehead River Floodplain 4.

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Bizant Gully 5.

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Bizant River 6.

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Normanby River Floodplain 7.

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Kalpowar Bench 8.

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Kalpowar Upper Surface 9.

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Detail: OSL sampling sites – Upper Catchment

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Battle Camp Crossing 10.

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Normanby Station Valley Fill 1 11.

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Carrolls Crossing Bench 12.

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Carrolls Crossing Upper Surface 13.

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Kings Plains West Normanby 1 14.

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Kings Plains West Normanby 2 15.

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Kings Plains West Normanby 3 16.

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Kings Plains West Normanby 4 17.

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Kings Plains West Normanby 5 18.

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East Normanby Bench 19.

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West Normanby Bench 20.

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Normanby 9 Gully Complex 1 21.

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Normanby 9 Gully Complex 2 22.

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Normanby 9 Gully Complex 3 23.

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Normanby 9 Gully Complex 4 24.

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Normanby 9 Gully Complex 5 25.

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Normanby 7 Gully Complex 26.