BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E2524
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments hornblende diorite [ altered greenstone ]: pale fibrous porphyritic uralite in abundance; groundmass quartz, feldspar, chlorite, and brownish hornblende with abundant sphene. Probably one of the augitic diabases now thermo-metamorphosed. - see Lamplu
Locality details Barony cliff:
50k map sheet Isle of Man (46)

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Map reference SC 46968 87272
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E2524

Cross Polarized, E2524

Plane Polarized, E2524

Plane Polarized, E2524