BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3110
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Medium fine grained quartz-rich psammitic schist. Recrystallized quartz much more abundant than plagioclase (oligoclase). Relatively abundance of small dispersed garnets. Some hornblende, minor zoisite, biotite, muscovite. A subtle spaced fabric is d
Locality details Creagan Caise
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1817 6896
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3110

Cross Polarized, N3110

Plane Polarized, N3110

Plane Polarized, N3110