BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S59049; S59049/A;
Sample Donor Phemister,J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblende Basalt Xenolith In Tonalite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Hornblende basalt xenolith in tonalite
Locality details Cliffs at mouth of burn about 1200 ft N of Hevdale Head, North Roe
50k map sheet North Shetland ? (129)

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Map reference HU 305 894
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S59049

Cross Polarized, S59049

Plane Polarized, S59049

Plane Polarized, S59049


S59049/A

Cross Polarized, S59049/A

Plane Polarized, S59049/A

Plane Polarized, S59049/A