Loch Scridain area

The site is best known for exposures of corundum, particular the blue gem variant, sapphire.

The site is the type locality for one form of mineral, Mullite.

Along the loch shores there are various things of interest – a fossil tree case, an area of columnar basalt, and a cave.

Further reading

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Scridain
• https://www.mindat.org/loc-2947.html

We do have stock from various locales around Argyll and Bute, including:

• Loch Scridain area, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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