BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S70588; S70588/A; COLLNONX879;
Sample Donor Rock,N.M.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Laminated Pelitic Gneiss (Moine Type)'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Glen Urquhart serpentine/metamorphic complex (age uncertain) or Moine
Locality details Crags 200 m NW of Upper Gartally
50k map sheet Fort Augustus (73)

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Map reference NH 4852 3140
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S70588

Cross Polarized, S70588

Plane Polarized, S70588

Plane Polarized, S70588


S70588/A

Cross Polarized, S70588/A

Plane Polarized, S70588/A

Plane Polarized, S70588/A