BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E47648; MR33272; COLLNOSG310;
Sample Donor Strong,G.E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Sandstone'
Stratigraphy Carboniferous Limestone
Comments Loose block of Honeycombe sandstone. Outcrop located but specimen difficult to get.
Locality details NW. of Tor y Foel, Penderyn.
50k map sheet Merthyr Tydfil (231)

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Map reference SN 941 091
Year collected 1976 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E47648

Cross Polarized, E47648

Plane Polarized, E47648

Plane Polarized, E47648