BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S51366; COLLNOYW573;
Sample Donor May,F.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblendite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Hornblendite from pod in psammitic gneiss
Locality details 590 yds S 42 deg E of outflow of Broo Loch
50k map sheet West Shetland and South Shetland ? (126)

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Map reference HU 405 436
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S51366

Cross Polarized, S51366

Plane Polarized, S51366

Plane Polarized, S51366