BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3076
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Fine grained semipelitic schist. Quartz and muscovite and some of the minor biotite define the perfect slaty cleavage, which is subsequently crenulated, developing a good crenulation cleavage. Plagioclase and possibly K-feldspar blasts have overgrown
Locality details NW of Mam nan Carn
50k map sheet Braemar (65W)

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Map reference NO 0452 7827
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3076

Cross Polarized, N3076

Plane Polarized, N3076

Plane Polarized, N3076