BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N3239; COLLNOZY201;
Sample Donor Krabbendam, Dr Maarten
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Pelitic schist, rather altered. Mainly fine grained muscovite, defining a slaty cleavage (S1 + S2), which wraps some dirty garnets. Biotite occurs partly parallel to slaty cleavage, partly as larger blasts parallel to a weak crenulation cleavage (S4?
Locality details Spurn Hill
50k map sheet Glen Shee (56W)

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Map reference NO 0580 5258
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N3239

Cross Polarized, N3239

Plane Polarized, N3239

Plane Polarized, N3239