BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S8517
Sample Donor Barrow, G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Granulite Or Granulitic Gneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Pink-edged grey gneiss.Crystals of biotite on splitting face. Quartz bleb fairly good. A little muscovite.
Locality details Hill to E of Geldie Lodge
50k map sheet Kingussie (64)

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Map reference NN 96 86
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S8517

Cross Polarized, S8517

Plane Polarized, S8517

Plane Polarized, S8517