No mountains to snow on: major post-Eocene uplift of the East Victoria Highlands; evidence from Cenozoic deposits

Mountain building along a passive margin: Late Neogene tectonism in southeastern Victoria, Australia

“…The Southeastern Highlands to the north, initially uplifted in the mid-Cretaceous, were further uplifted by the Kosciuszko Uplift in the middle Late Miocene-Early Pliocene (Joyce et al, 2003;Holdgate et al, 2008), and the increased gradients there caused a pulse of high energy sedimentation across the Latrobe Valley Depression, depositing an extensive apron of alluvial fan and braided stream sediments, the Middle-Late Pliocene Haunted Hill Formation (Jenkin, 1968;Bolger, 1991). Only a thin apron of Haunted Hill Formation was deposited around the Hoddle Ranges, because the ranges are composed largely of quartz-poor volcanogenic sediments that weather to clay, providing little coarse sediment.…”

“…The Southeastern Highlands (Fig. 1), which contain all mountains in Australia over 1650 m above sea level (asl), were raised to their present elevation during the Kosciuszko Uplift (Joyce et al, 2003;Holdgate et al, 2008).…”

Impacts of Neogene-Recent compressional deformation and uplift on hydrocarbon prospectivity of the passive southern Australian margin

“…Regional maximum horizontal stress orientations modified after Hillis et al (2008b). Location of neotectonic fault scarps modified after Sandiford (2003), Hillis et al (2008b) and Holdgate et al (2008). Inferred position of early Miocene (~15 Ma) shoreline modified after Veevers (2000).…”

Introduction: Australian geomorphology into the 21st century

“…In parallel with discussions about the antiquity and stability of river systems, long-standing debates about the age of uplift of the SE Australian highlands are being rejoined (e.g. Holdgate et al 2008;Vandenberg 2010). Even the long-abandoned 'Kosciusko Uplift' is being revisited (see Holdgate et al 2008) and is explored further here by Quigley et al Thus, the issue of the amount of tectonic activity being experienced by the Australian continent is still ripe for debate.…”

“…Holdgate et al 2008;Vandenberg 2010). Even the long-abandoned 'Kosciusko Uplift' is being revisited (see Holdgate et al 2008) and is explored further here by Quigley et al Thus, the issue of the amount of tectonic activity being experienced by the Australian continent is still ripe for debate. The two editors have been involved in this debate in various ways over several decades and we note that polarized positions may not be especially conducive to good science.…”