BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E52303; COLLNOGG632;
Sample Donor Green,G.W.
Rock name 'Original entry: Ferruginous Tuffaceous Limestone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Birnbeck Limestone. Carboniferous. Bed b6. 9.5 - 11.9 m. below base of lava.
Locality details Spring Cove Beach Cliffs, Avon. 190 m. at 40 deg. from SE. end of Birnbeck Pier. Weston-Super-Mare.
50k map sheet Weston super Mare (279)

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Map reference ST 3082 6247
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E52303

Cross Polarized, E52303

Plane Polarized, E52303

Plane Polarized, E52303