BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S25889
Sample Donor Macgregor,A.G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Spessartite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Spessartite, obscure intrusion in Ordovician conglomerate
Locality details Tairlaw Glen, Water of Girvan 130 yards N 5 deg E from Tairlaw Farm
50k map sheet Ayr (14)

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Map reference NS 403 010
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S25889

Cross Polarized, S25889

Plane Polarized, S25889

Plane Polarized, S25889