BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S9790
Sample Donor Barrow, G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Garnet-Mica Schist'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Part of leaden or dark schist, with twinned chlorite.The 'little sill' of hornblende-schist. See Memoir, p.49
Locality details Little burn crossing Fealar Rd, flowing into Gleann Mor, a few hundred yds N of Gleann Beag
50k map sheet Kingussie (64)

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Map reference NO 006 785
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S9790

Cross Polarized, S9790

Plane Polarized, S9790

Plane Polarized, S9790