BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3091
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Highly altered porphyritic felsite. Fine groundmass, highly altered, with sericite, feldspar, carbonate and some quarts. Phenocrysts: - round quartz, - feldspar replaced by sericite, carbonate, - pseudomorphs (after biotite?) of chlorite.
Locality details Long How
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1878 7126
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3091

Cross Polarized, N3091

Plane Polarized, N3091

Plane Polarized, N3091