BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S48846
Sample Donor UNKNOWN
Rock name 'Original entry: Tuffaceous Sandstone Or Sandy Mudstone With Volcanic Detritus'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Tuffaceous sandstone or sandy mudstone with volcanic detritus, coarser red silty mudstone with plants interbedded berween two lava flows (formerly Permian)
Locality details River Ayr, N bank, 1070 yards S 76 deg W of SW corner of Stairhill
50k map sheet Ayr (14)

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Map reference NS 452 242
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S48846

Cross Polarized, S48846

Plane Polarized, S48846

Plane Polarized, S48846