Boylestone Quarry, Barrhead
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Boylestone Quarry, Barrhead
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: Unknown
Searching for minerals amongst the spoil heaps. The quarry is famous for good examples of the green-coloured mineral prehnite and native copper amongst others.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.806901
Longitude
-4.410883