Conwy Rhyolite
Introduction
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Conwy Rhyolite
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 9 May 2010
Adjacent to the old Bangor Road is a small quarry in the Conwy Rhyolite Formation. Although it is a hard rock, it is not particularly useful because of its splintery nature, so this was probably used only locally for road construction.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.286523
Longitude
-3.859288