BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S50138; S50138/A; COLLNOYC1455;
Sample Donor Sabine,P.A.
Rock name 'Original entry: Basalt'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Thick contemporaneous flow of lava in L ORS sediments
Locality details Waterhead, W coast of Loch of Clousta, 850 yds N 28 deg E of Grind
50k map sheet Central Shetland (128)

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Map reference HU 314 583
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S50138

Cross Polarized, S50138

Plane Polarized, S50138

Plane Polarized, S50138


S50138/A

Cross Polarized, S50138/A

Plane Polarized, S50138/A

Plane Polarized, S50138/A