BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S39823; COLLNOXN534;
Sample Donor Wright,J.E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblende Porphyrite (Altered)'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments From a 6 ft broken sill in a quartz schist - quartz-mica schist group
Locality details N bank of R Spean, 220 yds S 10 deg E of Mucomir Manse
50k map sheet Loch Eil (62)

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Map reference NN 1875 8343
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S39823

Cross Polarized, S39823

Plane Polarized, S39823

Plane Polarized, S39823