BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E18695; COLLNO6;
Sample Donor Buchan,S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Quartz Sand'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments All Folkstone Beds Silica Sand Iron ore, Limonite, Zircon,rutile, Tourmaline & Zircon in some Quartz grains
Locality details Moorhouse sandpit 100yds S. Westwood Farm & 800yds E. of Broomlands Farm Limpsfield
50k map sheet Sevenoaks (287)

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Map reference TQ 427 538
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E18695

Cross Polarized, E18695

Plane Polarized, E18695

Plane Polarized, E18695