BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S70882
Sample Donor Rock,N.M.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Grey Coarse-Grained Limestone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Anomalous occurrences of limestones in Moine: may be of Moine or Lewisian age
Locality details Old quarry on the Airde Shinness, Loch Shin
50k map sheet Lairg (102)

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Map reference NC 5222 1394
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S70882

Cross Polarized, S70882

Plane Polarized, S70882

Plane Polarized, S70882