Western Australia not only has some of the oldest rocks on Earth, it has an extraordinary diversity of young and old rock formations and landforms. As the state is renowned for its mines and mineral wealth, it may come as a surprise that so many areas have been put aside and protected as national parks. In a number of these parks geological features, such as gorges cut into rocks billions of years old or ancient limestone reefs rich in fossils, are the prime attraction, and even in those parks where the geology may be somewhat more subtle, a basic understanding of it is not simply interesting, but can well be fascinating and enhance the experience of visiting these parks.
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