BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E17670; COLLNOGD35;
Sample Donor Dines,H.G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Carbonated Basalt'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments A band of rock about 10 Ft. thick that appears to seperate the massive green basalt from the slates of the country rock.
Locality details S. margin of the greenstone (dolerite) mass at Goran Haven.
50k map sheet Mevagissey (353)

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

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E17670

Cross Polarized, E17670

Plane Polarized, E17670

Plane Polarized, E17670