BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E57516
Sample Donor Goode,A.J.J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Gneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments "Gneissic" xenolith in "greenstone".
Locality details 180 m. at 185 deg from Crown Mine, Lower Engine House, Bottallack.
50k map sheet Penzance (351)

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Map reference SW 3620 3335
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E57516

Cross Polarized, E57516

Plane Polarized, E57516

Plane Polarized, E57516