BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E18706; COLLNOXX11;
Sample Donor Buchan,S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Quartz Sand'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments au. Alkali feldspar, zircon, motile, opaque & rock chips, staurolite, kyanite & ? Glauconite Lower Greensand ( Silica Sand )
Locality details Chance's Sand Pit. 500y. W.S.W. Miletree Farm, 2m. N.E. Leighton Buzzard
50k map sheet Leighton Buzzard (220)

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Map reference SP 938 276
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E18706

Cross Polarized, E18706

Plane Polarized, E18706

Plane Polarized, E18706