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Portsoy, Scotland

Serpentine marble

Mineral locality Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

MarblesMarbles

Also reported: gathered as beach and shore stone..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

serpentinite (Portsoy marble)

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote or mine groundShafts, heat and weather
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