FIELD GEOLOGY OF THE SHOALHAVEN DISTRICT (PART 12) CHAPTER 6 (CONTINUED) Excursion 6c Yalwal (40 miles return) This excursion covers the most interesting area of basement rocks in the Shoalhaven district. It has the added interest of being mineralised and of having been the source of $500,000 worth of gold. The new dam on Danjera Creek is included in this excursion. Proceed as in Excursions 6a and 6b. Take the Yalwal road 0.3 miles past Saltwater Creek. The road climbs steadily, reaching the base of the Nowra Sandstone 400 feet above sea level, or approximately the same height as The Pulpit. This illustrates the gradual dip of the strata to the east. Stop where gravel has been obtained on the right, 1.7 miles from the Burrier road. Stop 1. The Nowra Sandstone cliff is a short distance away to the right, from where there is a sharp drop of 600 feet to Barringella Creek, a small tributary of the Shoalhaven. The road gradually rises and in ...