BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E18127
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name 'Original entry: Melilite.'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Blast furnace slag from ? Tarmac Ltd. Carborundrum and ?pseudowolcarbonite. Melilite - spinel - glass, slag.
Locality details Ettingshall, Wolverhampton.
50k map sheet Wolverhampton (153)

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Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E18127

Cross Polarized, E18127

Plane Polarized, E18127

Plane Polarized, E18127