BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S21131
Sample Donor Haldane,D.
Rock name 'Original entry: Dioritic Amphibolite?'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Quartz-bearing; sphene, oligoclase. Related to Lairg 'Granite'? Or to Linsidemore hornblendic type
Locality details In burn 800 ft S of Cnoc Cadarinn
50k map sheet Lairg (102)

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Map reference NC 53980 00123
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S21131

Cross Polarized, S21131

Plane Polarized, S21131

Plane Polarized, S21131