Black Mountain Quarry, Belfast | Antrim |
Site Type: | Quarry (working) |
Site Status: | local interest |
Grid Reference: | J280723 |
Google maps: | 54.5832,-6.0202 |
Rocks | |
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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 |
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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