Scotland
Unst serpentine and chromite, Shetland
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: chromite, serpentine, talc, magnesite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Ophiolite of Britain's northernmost isle, quarried for chromite in the 1800s
Documented ophiolite geosites; Keen of Hamar reserve protects the serpentine debris flora.
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