BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3097; N3097/B; N3097/C; N3097/D;
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Medium fine grained psammitic schist. Quartz much more abundant but finer than plagioclase (oligoclase). Brown biotite and muscovite mostly fine and dispersed but some mica-rich layers forming weak compositional banding parallel to well developed mi
Locality details Long How
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1855 7129
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3097

Cross Polarized, N3097

Plane Polarized, N3097

Plane Polarized, N3097


N3097/B

Cross Polarized, N3097/B

Plane Polarized, N3097/B

Plane Polarized, N3097/B


N3097/C

Cross Polarized, N3097/C

Plane Polarized, N3097/C

Plane Polarized, N3097/C


N3097/D

Cross Polarized, N3097/D

Plane Polarized, N3097/D

Plane Polarized, N3097/D