BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S68887
Sample Donor Rock,N.M.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Richly Garnetiferous Pelite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Band in laminated psammite; Glen Urquhart Metamorphic-Serpentinite Complex
Locality details Tump at W corner of field NW of Achnababan
50k map sheet Fort Augustus (73)

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Map reference NH 4762 3142
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S68887

Cross Polarized, S68887

Plane Polarized, S68887

Plane Polarized, S68887