BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S55281; MR31842;
Sample Donor Gritstone Project
Rock name 'Original entry: Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite-Epidote Rock'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Gritty psammite (Moine) Used as part of 1970's Roadstone Project
Locality details Roadside, 50 ft NE of pier, Rhue Point, c. 2.5 miles WSW of Arisaig Station
50k map sheet Arisaig (61)

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Map reference NM 6276 8519
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S55281

Cross Polarized, S55281

Plane Polarized, S55281

Plane Polarized, S55281