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Craigahulliar Quarry - MineralogyAntrim
Craigahulliar Quarry, near Portrush, Co.Antrim.
Summary Full report
Site Type: Quarry (disused)
Site Status: ASSI
Council area: Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council
Grid Reference: C882389
Bing maps: 55.18977,-6.61518
Google maps: 55.18977,-6.61518
Rocks
Rock Age: Tertiary (Eocene, Palaeocene)
Rock Name: Antrim Lava Group, Interbasaltic Formation, Lower Basalt Formation
Rock Type: Basalt, Tholeiite
Interest
Minerals: Analcime, Calcite, Chabazite, Chalcedony, Phillipsite, Zeolites, Phacolite
Other interest: amygdales, pipe vesicle

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