BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3080
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Highly altered porphyritic felsite with moderate fine groundmass of quartz, feldspar and acicular mica. Large altered subhedral plagioclase and orthoclase phenocrysts with abundant acicular muscovite inclusions and clear rounded quartz phenocrysts. B
Locality details Glen Isla
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1888 7069
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3080

Cross Polarized, N3080

Plane Polarized, N3080

Plane Polarized, N3080