BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E17660; COLLNOMI13481;
Sample Donor Hallimond,Doctor
Rock name 'Original entry: Chlorite Quartz Ore Rock'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Ferberite (?) in chlorite. Some hornblende and cassiterite.
Locality details Wheal Arthur, near Calstock.
50k map sheet Tavistock (337)

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Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E17660

Cross Polarized, E17660

Plane Polarized, E17660

Plane Polarized, E17660