BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record
| Sample number | S29366 |
|---|---|
| Sample Donor | Ross, George |
| Rock name | 'Original entry: Hornblende Peridotite' |
| Stratigraphy | Not entered |
| Comments | Hornblende peridotite, from erratic boulder with curious fretted weathering on west bank of stream (this is the only boulder of its kind observed within the ?) Derived from Lugar picrite sill, xenolithic |
| Locality details | Erratic boulder (4 x 2.5 x 2 feet) in most easterly of 3 headstreams of Lairds Burn 550 feet above stream junction |
| 50k map sheet | Sanquhar (15) |
| Map reference | NS 745 212 |
| Year collected | Not entered |
| Bore name | Not applicable |
| Confidentiality | No restrictions |
Petrological thin sections
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Transition from XPL to PPL light
S29366
