BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3089
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Porphyritic lamprophyre with moderate coarse groundmass containing sanidine and hornblende and minor quartz, opaques, biotite, chlorite and zoisite. Most phenocrysts are altered into calcite and chlorite, except for quartz phenocrysts intergrown with
Locality details Glen Isla
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1886 7121
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3089

Cross Polarized, N3089

Plane Polarized, N3089

Plane Polarized, N3089