BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E21560
Sample Donor Road Research Laboratory
Rock name 'Original entry: Slag With Melilite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments The specimen consists of Slag taken from a 50yr old blast furnace slag dump. Sent in by British Quarry Co Ltd.
Locality details Arnold quarrys Chipping Sodbury near Bristol
50k map sheet Bristol (264)

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Map reference ST 726 824
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E21560

Cross Polarized, E21560

Plane Polarized, E21560

Plane Polarized, E21560