Carrick Hills, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 55° 24' 4'' North , 4° 43' 28'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 55.40135,-4.72452 |
GeoHash: | G#: gcuehmx8q |
Other regions containing this locality: | Strathclyde, Scotland, UK |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
Carrick Hills are mainly grass covered but examination of rock outcrops, screes or earth moving activities associated with farming or forestry can be productive. The farmland of the lower slopes also provides a continuing and seemingly inexhaustible supply of coloured examples as the underlying bedrock erodes or is disturbed by the plough. Today the majority of agates in this area are found by walking the ploughed fields in the winter, preferably after several downpours of rain have cleaned the stones and made them more visible.
Source: http://www.agatesofscotland.co.uk/
Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Carboniferous 298.9 - 358.9 Ma ID: 3141081 | Carboniferous sandstone Age: Carboniferous (298.9 - 358.9 Ma) Lithology: Major:{sandstone}, Minor{siltstone,claystone,conglomerate} Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
Early Carboniferous 323.2 - 358.9 Ma ID: 3186080 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mississippian (323.2 - 358.9 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Devonian - Silurian 358.9 - 443.8 Ma ID: 2034384 | Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian |
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Carrick Hills, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK