BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S29666
Sample Donor Richey, James E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Greywacke'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Greywacke, junction of ?conglomerate or vent Breccia and Ordovician greywacke
Locality details Side Burn to main stream 600 yards E 30 deg S of summit of Guffock Hill
50k map sheet Sanquhar (15)

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Map reference NS 753 143
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S29666

Cross Polarized, S29666

Plane Polarized, S29666

Plane Polarized, S29666