BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S42139; S42139/A;
Sample Donor Phemister,J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Muscovite-Oligoclase Gneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Massive grey gneiss, ?sillimanite; diaphthoretic: garnets, shimmer and ?sillimanite relics: recrystallised after diaphthoresis
Locality details Djuba Wick, 140 yds W from Virdi Taing, Hascosay
50k map sheet Yell (130)

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Map reference HU 561 930
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S42139

Cross Polarized, S42139

Plane Polarized, S42139

Plane Polarized, S42139


S42139/A

Cross Polarized, S42139/A

Plane Polarized, S42139/A

Plane Polarized, S42139/A