BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3125
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Coarse grained semipelitic gneiss. Well developed mica fabric parallel to well developed gneissose banding consisting of: - layers or lenses of coarse strained quartz more abundant than plagioclase (oligoclase) - anastomosing bands of coarse biotite
Locality details S of Carn Derig
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1618 6584
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3125

Cross Polarized, N3125

Plane Polarized, N3125

Plane Polarized, N3125