UK Grid Reference: HP638103
Latitude: 60°46'16"N
Longitude: 0°49'43"W
The larger quarry, visible from the road, was worked for serpentine in the 1950s. The older chromite quarry is just to the east and is largely filled in, but the waste heaps remain. Nearby the original crushing circle has been restored and is accompanied by an explanatory board.
References
Braithwaite, R.S.W. & Pritchard, R. (1983): Nakauriite from Unst, Shetland. Mineralogical Magazine, 47, 84–85.
Heddle, M.F. (1878) The Geognosy and Mineralogy of Scotland: Orkney and Shetland. Island of Unst. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 2, p. 12-35.
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