Kinlyside, Australian Capital Territory
Encyclopedia
Kinlyside is a designated suburb in Gungahlin
, Canberra
. The land designated for the suburb has not yet been released for development by the Australian Capital Territory’s Land and Development Agency (LDA).
According to the ACT’s Planning and Land Authority, the suburb is named after George Kendall Kinlyside.
The suburb is bounded by the village of Hall
to the west, Nicholls
to the south east, by Casey
to the east and Clarrie Hermes Drive to the south. The suburb’s other boundaries have been surveyed but not yet established. The suburb was gazetted in October 1991 and as of June 2011 has no residents. As of October 2007, maps have been placed around various spots in Gungahlin, and have Kinlyside marked as "subject to review".
period. These are from the Hawkins Volcanics. The hills in the west of the suburb are mostly green grey dacite
, and the valley bottom is mostly purple andesite
covered in part by alluvium
.
Gungahlin
Gungahlin is a name of a district and the northernmost town centre of Canberra, Australia. Gungahlin is situated 10 km north of Canberra's city centre and is one of five satellites of Canberra including Woden, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen. Currently Gungahlin comprises 11 suburbs,...
, Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
. The land designated for the suburb has not yet been released for development by the Australian Capital Territory’s Land and Development Agency (LDA).
According to the ACT’s Planning and Land Authority, the suburb is named after George Kendall Kinlyside.
The suburb is bounded by the village of Hall
Hall, Australian Capital Territory
Hall is a small town in the north of the Australian Capital Territory , Australia. It was founded in 1882, named after the first landholder in the area, Henry Hall. In 1911 Hall was included within the boundary of the land allocated for the Australian Capital Territory, close to the north western...
to the west, Nicholls
Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory
Nicholls is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin is named after Sir Douglas Nicholls , a former Governor of South Australia. It was gazetted on 18 October 1991. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen....
to the south east, by Casey
Casey, Australian Capital Territory
Casey is a suburb in Canberra, Australia , approximately 4 km from the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 13 km from the centre of Canberra. The suburb is named after Richard Casey, Baron Casey an Australian politician, diplomat and later the 16th Governor-General of Australia. It is bound...
to the east and Clarrie Hermes Drive to the south. The suburb’s other boundaries have been surveyed but not yet established. The suburb was gazetted in October 1991 and as of June 2011 has no residents. As of October 2007, maps have been placed around various spots in Gungahlin, and have Kinlyside marked as "subject to review".
Geology
Underneath Kinlyside are acid volcanic rocks from the middle SilurianSilurian
The Silurian is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Ordovician Period, about 443.7 ± 1.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Devonian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya . As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the...
period. These are from the Hawkins Volcanics. The hills in the west of the suburb are mostly green grey dacite
Dacite
Dacite is an igneous, volcanic rock. It has an aphanitic to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite. The relative proportions of feldspars and quartz in dacite, and in many other volcanic rocks, are illustrated in the QAPF diagram...
, and the valley bottom is mostly purple andesite
Andesite
Andesite is an extrusive igneous, volcanic rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between basalt and dacite. The mineral assemblage is typically dominated by plagioclase plus pyroxene and/or hornblende. Magnetite,...
covered in part by alluvium
Alluvium
Alluvium is loose, unconsolidated soil or sediments, eroded, deposited, and reshaped by water in some form in a non-marine setting. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel...
.