BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E11640
Sample Donor Howe,J.A.
Rock name 'Original entry: Quartzitic Sandstone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments See Min.Res.V1.(2nd. Edn.)yr 1920 p.103 Refactory Rocks. Some feldspar & high proportion of grains of sh. Qz., felsite or chert, scarce granophyre COLLNO sample no. 4459
Locality details "G Abel" Hartshill, Nuneaton
50k map sheet Coventry (169)

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Map reference SP 331 945
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E11640

Cross Polarized, E11640

Plane Polarized, E11640

Plane Polarized, E11640