BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S56172; S56172/A; COLLNOYW836;
Sample Donor May,F.
Rock name 'Original entry: Basic Rock'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Basic rock from Spiggie Complex, Anal Lab No. 2201
Locality details Shore section 100 yds N 25 deg W of south tip of Biargar
50k map sheet West Shetland and South Shetland ? (126)

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Map reference HU 366 352
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S56172

Cross Polarized, S56172

Plane Polarized, S56172

Plane Polarized, S56172


S56172/A

Cross Polarized, S56172/A

Plane Polarized, S56172/A

Plane Polarized, S56172/A