BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S17609
Sample Donor Macgregor,A.G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblende Schist'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Possibly basic vein from Lairg Granodiorite
Locality details 0.7 mile S of top of Sithean Achadh nan Eun
50k map sheet Lairg (102)

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Map reference NC 63391 10776
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S17609

Cross Polarized, S17609

Plane Polarized, S17609

Plane Polarized, S17609