Mt Kooroocheang

This is a large composite volcano of scoria and lava with over 200 m of local relief. The summit of dome-shaped without a major crater. It is reported that a small open spatter vent 8 m deep with a 1 m wide entrance occurs at the summit. There are two prominent parasitic vents - the larger at the southwestern base of the mountain and a smaller one on the northeastern flank. Lava interbedded with the scoria outcrops on the western slopes and there are extensive lava flows to the north. Blocks of Ordovician country rock occur in the ejecta. Perfect augite crystals up to 1 cm in length have been collected from the volcanic ash of this volcano. The slopes of this mountain have an established radial gully network. Deeper and broader gullies may have been initiated by avalanching on Oversteepened scoria slopes during eruptions. One small scoria pit on the lower southeastern slope operates intermittently with small production.

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Impressions: 

This is very large and impressive volcano. It is a great pity that there is not public access, given the variety of the volcanic features which are apparently present and what must be fantastic views from the summit.

Type: 
Composite
Location: 
20 km north of Creswick, 140 km northwest of Melbourne
Last Eruption: 
Not known
Access: 
Private land. Farming and a road (with a locked gate) leads to an Air Services Australia Installation on the summit
Visited: 
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