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Portmuck, Islandmagee, County Antrim

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Agates and jasperAgates and jasper

Also reported: Zeolites.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), Teerui (Public domain).

Why this spot

Palaeogene basalt lavas with zeolite cavities

Zeolite-bearing basalt shore.

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