BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S11074
Sample Donor Barrow, G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Banded Gneiss, Acid & Moderately Basic'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Finely banded rock due to a folded junction of sediment and old moderately basic sill (hornblende schist), mixed now on edges
Locality details An Sgarsoch
50k map sheet Kingussie (64)

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Map reference NN 93 83
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S11074

Cross Polarized, S11074

Plane Polarized, S11074

Plane Polarized, S11074