BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E31358; COLLNOKB189;
Sample Donor Beer,K.E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Sandstone (Sub Greywacke Type)'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Massive green sandstone in beds parted by thin silty shales.
Locality details Quarry, 750 Yds. S. , 27 deg. W. of Bondleigh Bridge.
50k map sheet Okehampton (324)

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Map reference SS 648 042
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E31358

Cross Polarized, E31358

Plane Polarized, E31358

Plane Polarized, E31358