BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3136; COLLNOZY82;
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Medium grained banded calc-silicate schist, with a mm. scale banding of quartz-rich and calcite - chlorite bands. Epidote grains occur throughout, acicular tremolitic/actinolitic amphibolite grows often radially within calcite. Some plagioclase, biot
Locality details Creag Loistge
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1214 6734
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3136

Cross Polarized, N3136

Plane Polarized, N3136

Plane Polarized, N3136