BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E1162
Sample Donor Strahan, A.
Rock name 'Original entry: Foraminiferal Chalk'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Green coated nodules from U. chalk. Some of the forams are infilled with green chloritic or glauconitic material
Locality details Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight
50k map sheet Portsmouth (331)

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Map reference SZ 636 854
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E1162

Cross Polarized, E1162

Plane Polarized, E1162

Plane Polarized, E1162