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Portrush, County Antrim

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Lower Jurassic (Lias) baked by dolerite (Portrush Rock)

Famous site in the Neptunist-Plutonist debate.

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