BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S41667; S41667/A;
Sample Donor Phemister,J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Oligoclase-Muscovite-Biotite Gneis'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Unusually black pelitic gneiss qith quartz-feldspar lenses; myrmekite but no K-feldspar
Locality details Red Geo, 2830 ft 9 deg W of S of Tresta Church
50k map sheet Yell (130)

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Map reference HU 606 897
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S41667

Cross Polarized, S41667

Plane Polarized, S41667

Plane Polarized, S41667


S41667/A

Cross Polarized, S41667/A

Plane Polarized, S41667/A

Plane Polarized, S41667/A