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Scawt Hill - MineralogyAntrim
Scawt Hill, Co.Antrim: distant view from south.
Scawt Hill, Co.Antrim: from the south.
Scawt Hill, Co.Antrim: south-east contact zone.
Scawt Hill, Co.Antrim: scree and north contact.
Site Type: Crag, Crags
Site Status: ASSI
Council area: Larne Borough Council
Grid Reference: D337090
Google maps: 54.91118,-5.91524
Rocks
Rock Age: Tertiary, Cretaceous (Eocene, Palaeocene, Santonian)
Rock Name: Antrim Lava Group, Ulster White Limestone Formation
Rock Type: Dolerite, Limestone, Pyroxenite
Interest
Minerals: Larnite, Scawtite, Spurrite
Other interest: plug

Summary of site:

A full account of this locality and its unusual minerals is given in record 1130 – Scawt Hill. Little useful can be added to the summary.

 Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Scawt Hill - Mineralogy, County Antrim, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=536. Accessed on 2024-12-26

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