BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S10359
Sample Donor Clough, C.T.
Rock name 'Original entry: Phosphatic Nodule'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Torridonian; containing grains of quartz, feldspar, iron oxides, zircon, garnet, epidote, sphene, chlorite, muscovite, biotite and tourmaline
Locality details 950 yds from Doire Chaol, between SE and SSE
50k map sheet Minginish (70)

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Map reference NG 449 123
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S10359

Cross Polarized, S10359

Plane Polarized, S10359

Plane Polarized, S10359