BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E39859; COLLNOGD267;
Sample Donor Godwin,C.G.
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Westphalian. Coal Measures Group.
Comments occurs as a band 0.5 to 1.5 inches thick, 6 inches from top of highest leaf of a complex of coals totalling 10 feet thick (actual lithology not stated). GD267. LIV p.689
Locality details Oxbow Extension opencast site: small deeper cut exposing lowesst worked seams, 50 yards N of Pontefract Lane, Leeds. SE33SE. GD267
50k map sheet Wakefield (78)

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Map reference SE 364 308
Year collected
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E39859

Cross Polarized, E39859

Plane Polarized, E39859

Plane Polarized, E39859