BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S42997
Sample Donor Phemister,J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Pyroxene-Hornblende-Quartz-Andesine Granulite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments ?Shear-granulitised hornblendic gneiss, later contact-altered
Locality details In burn, 3200 ft 20 deg N of W of Oxensetter, Collafirth
50k map sheet Yell (130)

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Map reference HU 331 826
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S42997

Cross Polarized, S42997

Plane Polarized, S42997

Plane Polarized, S42997