BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S34950
Sample Donor Haldane,D.
Rock name 'Original entry: Crystalline Limestone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Crystalline limestone with ?graphite, Scalloway - Tingwall Limestone; Min Res XXXVII, p. 78, Vol. XXVII, p. 396; Vol. XXXV, p. 76
Locality details Quarry E side of road, 1 mile NNE of Scalloway
50k map sheet West Shetland and South Shetland ? (126)

View images in GeoScenic related to 'West Shetland and South Shetland ?'

View a geological map near 'West Shetland and South Shetland ?'

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

Petrological thin sections

Links to high resolution images

Transition from XPL to PPL light


S34950

Cross Polarized, S34950

Plane Polarized, S34950

Plane Polarized, S34950