BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S72153; COLLNOFY367;
Sample Donor Highton,A.J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Microdiorite, Foliated'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments From dyke 1.2 m thick, strike 160 deg, dip 80 deg W; Late Caledonian
Locality details Auchteraw Burn
50k map sheet Fort Augustus (73)

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Map reference NH 3498 0841
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S72153

Cross Polarized, S72153

Plane Polarized, S72153

Plane Polarized, S72153