BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E8832
Sample Donor Blake,Professor
Rock name 'Original entry: Albitized Basalt'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Purchased Prof. Blake Collection. Slightly vesicular, much granular yellowish augite,?titanomagnetite passing into leucoxene & limonite. Ordov. QJ.1932 P.251
Locality details Clip y Gyfinhir Lleyn Peninsular
50k map sheet Aberdaron and Bardsey Island (133)

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Map reference SH 224 285
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E8832

Cross Polarized, E8832

Plane Polarized, E8832

Plane Polarized, E8832