BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record
| Sample number | S11052 |
|---|---|
| Sample Donor | Barrow, G. |
| Rock name | 'Original entry: Moine Gneiss' |
| Stratigraphy | Not entered |
| Comments | Shows quartz blebs in feldspar groundmass: plagioclase much less than microcline. Sphene & zircon common. Parallel banded, pale-grey quartzose granulite with minute crystals of biotite. See Memoir, p.34 |
| Locality details | Middle of Allt a'Chaoruinn |
| 50k map sheet | Kingussie (64) |
| Map reference | NN 74 81 |
| Year collected | Not entered |
| Bore name | Not applicable |
| Confidentiality | No restrictions |
Petrological thin sections
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Transition from XPL to PPL light
S11052
