BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E10779; COLLNO180;
Sample Donor Blake,Professor
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblende Gneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Mona Complex. The Gneisses. See Mem.Geol.of Anglesey.pp.376-7 Diorite, coarse. Hornblende almost colourless. Slide thick.
Locality details Ys-Gubor-Llwyd, Gaerwen
50k map sheet Caernarfon (105)

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Map reference SH 488 728
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E10779

Cross Polarized, E10779

Plane Polarized, E10779

Plane Polarized, E10779