BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E3293; COLLNO60;
Sample Donor Pocock,R.W.
Rock name 'Original entry: Medium Grained Grit'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Qtz.grains cemented by silica (Carb. Sandstone)
Locality details Raccliffe Wood Qy., Macclesfield.
50k map sheet Macclesfield (110)

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Map reference SJ 922 693
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E3293

Cross Polarized, E3293

Plane Polarized, E3293

Plane Polarized, E3293