BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S70605; S70605/A; COLLNONX896;
Sample Donor Rock,N.M.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Porphyroblastic Muscovite-Biotite Pelitic Gneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Moine rocks enveloping Glen Urquhart Complex; all samples represent most micaceous parts of exposure sampled
Locality details Beside track NE of Torra Buidhe
50k map sheet Inverness (83)

View images in GeoScenic related to 'Inverness'

View the geology near 'Inverness'

Map reference NH 4898 3226
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

Links to high resolution images

Transition from XPL to PPL light


S70605

Cross Polarized, S70605

Plane Polarized, S70605

Plane Polarized, S70605


S70605/A

Cross Polarized, S70605/A

Plane Polarized, S70605/A

Plane Polarized, S70605/A