September 10, 2024
On the way between Moora and Coorow, our next destination, we took a 4km detour to Jimgemia Cave in the Watheroo National Park; this description from their website :
“Jingemia Cave is a distinctive natural feature in a band of low rocky hills that extend between the towns of Carnamah and Moora. The hills are an outcropping of chert and other very old rock types that formed between 2.5 billion and 542 million years ago (mid Proterozoic era). Known as Noondine Chert, this geological formation is significant in the region for having unique plants that grow only in association with chert. The formation also influences an aquifer that supplies groundwater to local towns, and is a source of mineral silica, a vital component in many things used in our everyday lives.”
The loop walk revealed a good assortment of wildflowers as well as some great views from the top above the cave:
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Jingemia Cave
