 | | Little Deer Park quarries, Glenarm, Co.Antrim. |
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| Site Type: | Quarry (disused) | | Site Status: | ASSI | | Council area: | Mid & East Antrim Borough Council | | Grid Reference: | D329149 | | Bing maps: | 54.96435,-5.92498 | | Google maps: | 54.96435,-5.92498 | | Rocks |
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| Rock Age: | Tertiary | | Rock Name: | Antrim Lava Group, Lower Basalt Formation | | Rock Type: | Olivine Basalt | | Interest |
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| Minerals: | Analcime, Chabazite, Natrolite, Thomsonite, Zeolites, Gmelinite, Heulandite, Levyne, Cowlesite, Erionite, Offretite | | Other interest: | amygdales, pipe amygdaloid, zeolitization |
| Summary of site: |
| This disused quarry in the Lower Basalt Formation exposes basalt containing unresearched zeolite minerals of potential interest. |
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