BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S24066
Sample Donor Simpson,J.B.
Rock name 'Original entry: Rotten Olivine-Rich Basalt'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Rotten olivine-rich basalt, sill
Locality details Left bank of River Ayr 300 yards E of Upper Hielar
50k map sheet Ayr (14)

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Map reference NS 603 258
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S24066

Cross Polarized, S24066

Plane Polarized, S24066

Plane Polarized, S24066