BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S72204; COLLNOFY427;
Sample Donor Highton,A.J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Microdiorite, Foliated'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments From dyke 0.2 m thick, strike 009 deg, dip 80 deg E; foliation strikes 016 deg, dip 78 deg E; Late Caledonian
Locality details Invervigar Burn
50k map sheet Fort Augustus (73)

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Map reference NH 3330 0563
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S72204

Cross Polarized, S72204

Plane Polarized, S72204

Plane Polarized, S72204