BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E51458
Sample Donor Hawkes,J.R.
Rock name 'Original entry: Cummingtonite, Plagioclase, Phlogopite, Ilmenite, Hornfels'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Spotted rock, from development just above the basal hornblende rich greenstone.
Locality details Yellow Carn, Porthmeor Cove, 3.1 Km. at 256 deg from Zennor Church.
50k map sheet Penzance (351)

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Map reference SW 4249 3780
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E51458

Cross Polarized, E51458

Plane Polarized, E51458

Plane Polarized, E51458