BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S53693; COLLNOYC1664;
Sample Donor Mykura,W.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hard, Indurated Silty Mudstone, Some Very Thin Veinlets Of Quartz Or Scapolite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Hard, indurated silty mudstone, some very thin veinlets of quartz or scapolite
Locality details NW shore of Wester Sound, 150 yds NW of S end of Ram's Head
50k map sheet West Shetland ? (127)

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Map reference HU 255 462
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S53693

Cross Polarized, S53693

Plane Polarized, S53693

Plane Polarized, S53693