Barron, H F, Gillespie, M R and Merritt, J W 2011. Geodiversity of the Cairngorms National Park. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/10/019
A PDF of this report is available from the NORA, the NERC archive
Site no.: B32
Site name: Creag nam Ban
Grid reference:
Locality: Creag nam Ban, ~7 km WSW of Ballater.
GCR Status: Proposed
GCR No.: 3103
Type: Natural exposures
Description: Crags and other scattered exposures on Creag nam Ban. The GCR volume 'Mineralogy of Scotland' (Smith and Livingstone, in prep) contains a full description of the site.
Justification: The site provides fine examples of the rare amphibole mineral cummingtonite