BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3122; N3122/B;
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Medium fine to coarse grained quartz-rich psammitic schist, with well developed, irregularly spaced compositional banding: - leucocratic bands with coarse strained quartz, only minor plagioclase and mica, - thinner mica-rich seams with moderate coar
Locality details S of Carn Derig
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1544 6517
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3122

Cross Polarized, N3122

Plane Polarized, N3122

Plane Polarized, N3122


N3122/B

Cross Polarized, N3122/B

Plane Polarized, N3122/B

Plane Polarized, N3122/B