BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S36788; S36788/A;
Sample Donor Macgregor,A.G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Psammite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Typical of lower psammite, showing oblique foliation, probably lower psammitic Moine (alleged sub-Moine); S. 36788A cut perpendicular to S. 36788
Locality details Roadside 1270 yds W 16 deg N of N end of Loch nan Uamh railway viaduct
50k map sheet Arisaig (61)

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Map reference NM 7179 8447
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S36788

Cross Polarized, S36788

Plane Polarized, S36788

Plane Polarized, S36788


S36788/A

Cross Polarized, S36788/A

Plane Polarized, S36788/A

Plane Polarized, S36788/A