BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E38903; COLLNOALTERTON B;
Sample Donor Hammond, M.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblende Plagioclase Ilmenite Sphene Biotite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Greenstone-contact altered basic igneous rock.
Locality details Fragment from soil in fields astride A30, at point approx. 1/2 mile SSW. of Alterton.
50k map sheet Holsworthy (323)

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Map reference SX 218 804
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E38903

Cross Polarized, E38903

Plane Polarized, E38903

Plane Polarized, E38903