BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S4692
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name 'Original entry: Dolerite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Orthoclase, microcline, quartz, biotite & green hornblende: Segregation in heart of dyke
Locality details 0.5 mile NW of Falls of Kirkaig (basic dyke)
50k map sheet Ullapool (101)

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Map reference NC 109 186
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S4692

Cross Polarized, S4692

Plane Polarized, S4692

Plane Polarized, S4692