BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S38604; COLLNOXN294;
Sample Donor Wright,J.E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Camptonite Or Camptonitic Olivine-Basalt'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Camptonite or monchiquite from 2 ft dyke trending approx. E-W and cutitng ?altered appinitic lamprophrye
Locality details Coire Dubh, W wall, 1035 yds W 25 deg N of summit of Stob a' Ghriannain
50k map sheet Loch Eil (62)

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Map reference NN 0778 8254
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S38604

Cross Polarized, S38604

Plane Polarized, S38604

Plane Polarized, S38604