Boyleston Quarry
Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Boyleston Quarry is an abandoned basalt quarry, partially overgrown. It is now used by mountain bikers and is covered by a SSSI.
Mindat lists 28 minerals from the site, but is probably best known for native copper and prehnite – some of the best prehnite in the UK, in my opinion.
The site is covered by a SSSI and collection may not be allowed – make sure to check before any site visit takes place. The site has been considered for landfill or housing in the past, but this was met with objections from local residents.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-4663.html
- https://sitelink.nature.scot/site/250
- https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Boyleston_Quarry_-_an_excursion
- https://registry.gsg.org.uk/sr/sitedetails.php?id=422
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