BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S40508
Sample Donor Phemister,J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Epidote-Albite Gneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Epidote-albite gneiss. Boulder (2 ft 8 in long) in conglomerate; less flattened than quartzite
Locality details 50 yds N from the Point of Salkness
50k map sheet Yell (130)

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Map reference HU 655 885
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S40508

Cross Polarized, S40508

Plane Polarized, S40508

Plane Polarized, S40508