BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E47649; COLLNOSG311;
Sample Donor Strong,G.E.
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Carboniferous Limestone
Comments Basal part of grey grit exposure in floor of quarry immediately above mottled shales.
Locality details Abercriban Grey Grit Quarry.
50k map sheet Merthyr Tydfil (231)

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Map reference SN 064 127
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E47649

Cross Polarized, E47649

Plane Polarized, E47649

Plane Polarized, E47649