BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E44707; MR32872; COLLNOSG136;
Sample Donor Strong,G.E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Siltstone'
Stratigraphy Ashgill. Ashgillian, Upper Ordovician. Drosgol Grits
Comments Laminated coarse siltstone
Locality details Quarry name: Carn Owen quarry: at Eastern quarry, at eastern end of quarry
50k map sheet Aberystwyth (163)

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Map reference SN 7339 8811
Year collected 1975 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E44707

Cross Polarized, E44707

Plane Polarized, E44707

Plane Polarized, E44707