BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S8519
Sample Donor Barrow, G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Granulite Or Granulitic Gneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Pink-edged Moine gneiss. Quartz-bleb structure good. Fair amount of biotite, some muscovite. Feldspar abundant. Epidote and some sphene.
Locality details Close to county boundary nr. Monadh Mor
50k map sheet Kingussie (64)

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Map reference NN 92 94
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S8519

Cross Polarized, S8519

Plane Polarized, S8519

Plane Polarized, S8519