Earth Science Conservation Review
| Scawt Hill - Mineralogy | Antrim |
| 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., 2026. Scawt Hill - Mineralogy, County Antrim, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=536. Accessed on 2026-02-09 |
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