BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S34949; COLLNOSL186;
Sample Donor Haldane,D.
Rock name 'Original entry: Crystalline Limestone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Crystalline limestone with laminae of graphite-muscovite schist, Scalloway - Tingwall Limestone; Min Res XXXVII, p. 78, Vol. XXVII, p. 396
Locality details Quarry E side of road, 1 mile NNE of Scalloway
50k map sheet West Shetland and South Shetland ? (126)

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Map reference HU 410 411
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S34949

Cross Polarized, S34949

Plane Polarized, S34949

Plane Polarized, S34949