BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3171; COLLNOZY125;
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Quartz-rich psammite with flattened quartz clast (? 1-2 mm long), with some muscovite dispersed or in trails. Some clasts comnsist of extremely fine grained quartz, possibly devitrified quartz glass. The mica fabric is subparallel to the clast shape
Locality details W of Mt Blair
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 1544 6299
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3171

Cross Polarized, N3171

Plane Polarized, N3171

Plane Polarized, N3171