BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E31374; COLLNOKB267;
Sample Donor Beer,K.E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Siltstone (Sub Greywacke Type)'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Tough ? graded sandstone, typical of the turbidites in shale succession of the Exeter Group.
Locality details Halse railway cutting, N. face, 1310 Yds. E. of N. Tawton Station.
50k map sheet Okehampton (324)

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Map reference SS 678 999
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E31374

Cross Polarized, E31374

Plane Polarized, E31374

Plane Polarized, E31374