BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S30784; S30784/A;
Sample Donor Knox,J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Tholeiitic Basalt Or Dolerite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Dyke (no. 2)
Locality details Base of cliff, 1275 ft W 41 deg S of most westerly house in Idrigill
50k map sheet Skye (80)

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Map reference NG 3761 6349
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S30784

Cross Polarized, S30784

Plane Polarized, S30784

Plane Polarized, S30784


S30784/A

Cross Polarized, S30784/A

Plane Polarized, S30784/A

Plane Polarized, S30784/A