BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S68995; S68995/A; COLLNONX545;
Sample Donor Rock,N.M.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Marble, Pure White'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Localised patch in metalimestone; Glen Urquhart Metamorphic-Serpentinite Complex
Locality details Old quarry at Upper Gartally Farm
50k map sheet Fort Augustus (73)

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Map reference NH 4876 3134
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S68995

Cross Polarized, S68995

Plane Polarized, S68995

Plane Polarized, S68995


S68995/A

Cross Polarized, S68995/A

Plane Polarized, S68995/A

Plane Polarized, S68995/A