BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S54286
Sample Donor Mykura,W.
Rock name 'Original entry: Lapilli Tuff With Clasts Of Pink Rhyolite, Baked Sediment And Sub-Basic Lava'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Lapilli tuff with clasts of pink rhyolite, baked sediment and sub-basic lava
Locality details Holm of Melby, near SW corner of Holm
50k map sheet West Shetland ? (127)

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Map reference HU 186 579
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S54286

Cross Polarized, S54286

Plane Polarized, S54286

Plane Polarized, S54286