Earth Science Conservation Review
| Black Mountain Quarry, Belfast | Antrim |
| 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., 2026. 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 2026-02-09 |
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