BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record
| Sample number | S39824; COLLNOXN536; |
|---|---|
| Sample Donor | Wright,J.E. |
| Rock name | 'Original entry: Fresh Olivine-Basalt (Olivine-Phyric), Tertiary' |
| Stratigraphy | Not entered |
| Comments | From a 10 ft thick cross-cutting sheet dipping SW at c. 50 deg. Sheet is unbroken and cuts across broken quartz-mica schist which is affected by Great Glen Fault movements |
| Locality details | N bank of R Spean, 170 yds due S of Mucomir Manse |
| 50k map sheet | Loch Eil (62) |
| Map reference | NN 1869 8346 |
| Year collected | Not entered |
| Bore name | Not applicable |
| Confidentiality | No restrictions |
Petrological thin sections
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Transition from XPL to PPL light
S39824
