BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E52305; MR35323; COLLNOSN1755;
Sample Donor Sanderson,R.W.
Rock name 'Original entry: Argillised, Coarse, Lithic Tuff'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Green agglomerate with calcite veins, above basalt. Carboniferous.
Locality details Foreshore below Swallow Cliff, Middle Hope. 800 m. at 305 deg. from Sandpoint Farm.
50k map sheet Cardiff (263)

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Map reference ST 324 660
Year collected 1980 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E52305

Cross Polarized, E52305

Plane Polarized, E52305

Plane Polarized, E52305