Sample number
E26226; MR19679; COLLNOBW242;
Sample Donor
Not entered
Rock name
Andesite. 'Original entry: Silurian Andesite (Or Basalt?)'
Stratigraphy
Not entered
Comments
Silurian andesite (or basalt?),Collected byF.B.A. Welch BW242
Locality details
Downhead Quarry,Downhead Quarry (Perry & Perry Ltd.), 550 yards west of Downhead Church (Grid ref. ST/6870, 4611) - ambiguous, 2 Downheads in Somerset,
50k map sheet
Frome (281)
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Map reference
ST 688 461
Year collected
1954
Bore name
Not applicable
Confidentiality
No restrictions
Petrological thin sections
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Transition from XPL to PPL light
E26226
Cross Polarized, E26226
Plane Polarized, E26226
Field of view: c. 31 mm.