BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E51470; MR34094;
Sample Donor Hawkes,J.R.
Rock name 'Original entry: Cummingtonite, Plagioclase, Ilmenite, Hornfels'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Greenstone hornfels (grey type). (Pillow lava).
Locality details Outcrop above Di Narrow Zawn, 2.2 Km. at 248 deg from Pendeen Church.
50k map sheet Penzance (351)

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Map reference SW 3625 3335
Year collected 1978 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E51470

Cross Polarized, E51470

Plane Polarized, E51470

Plane Polarized, E51470