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Black Mountain Quarry, BelfastAntrim
Black Mountain Quarry, Belfast, Co.Antrim, May 1997.
Black Mountain Quarry, Belfast, Co.Antrim, May 1997: phacolite (variety of chabazite).
Site Type: Quarry (working)
Site Status: local interest
Grid Reference: J280723
Google maps: 54.5832,-6.0202
Rocks
Rock Age: Tertiary
Rock Name: Antrim Lava Group, Lower Basalt Formation
Rock Type: Basalt
Interest
Minerals: Analcime, Calcite, Chabazite, Gyrolite, Natrolite, Zeolites, Mesolite, Apophyllite, Phacolite
Other interest: Roadstone, vesicles

Introduction:

This is an active, deeply excavated quarry in the Lower Basalt Formation, quarried for roadstone etc. by White Mountain Quarries Ltd.

 Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2025. Black Mountain Quarry, Belfast, County Antrim, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=551. Accessed on 2025-02-19

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