BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S3610
Sample Donor Maconachie,A.
Rock name 'Original entry: Very Fine-Grained Calcereous Sandstone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Very fine-grained calcereous sandstone, muscovite and chlorite shreds, prisms apatite and tourmaline
Locality details Near Wester Essenside, 6 miles WNW of Hawick
50k map sheet Jedburgh (17)

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Map reference NT 43 20
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S3610

Cross Polarized, S3610

Plane Polarized, S3610

Plane Polarized, S3610