BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E10683; COLLNO84;
Sample Donor Blake,Professor
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornfels'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Mona Complex. Hornfels. See Mem.Geol.of Anglesey.p.332. ??? Foliation mica, indicating invasion of hornfels by Pen-Zone metamorphism.
Locality details Nearest gneiss, Porth-y-[ty]Wod
50k map sheet Caernarfon (105)

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Map reference SH 328 718
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E10683

Cross Polarized, E10683

Plane Polarized, E10683

Plane Polarized, E10683