BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E30840; COLLNOJW249;
Sample Donor Wright,J.E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Quartz Muscovite Rock'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Weathered ? hornfelsed sandstone from head deposit close to edge of Dartmoor granite.
Locality details Roadside exposure, 870 Yds. N. at 12 deg. N. from small ridge.
50k map sheet Okehampton (324)

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Map reference SX 780 889
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E30840

Cross Polarized, E30840

Plane Polarized, E30840

Plane Polarized, E30840