BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S72203; COLLNOFY426;
Sample Donor Highton,A.J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Microdiorite, Foliated'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments From dyke, thickness unknown, strike 176 deg, dip 12 deg E; foliation strikes 008 deg, dip 8 deg E; Late Caledonian
Locality details Invervigar Burn
50k map sheet Fort Augustus (73)

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Map reference NH 3334 0562
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S72203

Cross Polarized, S72203

Plane Polarized, S72203

Plane Polarized, S72203