BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S26760
Sample Donor Eyles,V.A.
Rock name 'Original entry: Rotten Ophitic Olivine-Phyric Basalt'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Rotten ophitic olivine-phyric basalt, part of big sill complex, Permian, mapped as part of qtD sill - don't think this is correct
Locality details 0.2 miles N of Lochill
50k map sheet Sanquhar (15)

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Map reference NS 601 158
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S26760

Cross Polarized, S26760

Plane Polarized, S26760

Plane Polarized, S26760