BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S40201; COLLNOYB348;
Sample Donor Lawrie,T.R.M.
Rock name 'Original entry: Injected Moine Pelite, Approaching Permeation Type Of Gneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Injected Moine pelite, approaching permeation type of gneiss; typical of much of gneiss of area
Locality details Railway cutting, E side, 430 yds S 36 deg E of point where Glenfinnan railway viaduct crosses R Finnan
50k map sheet Loch Eil (62)

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Map reference NM 9120 8100
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S40201

Cross Polarized, S40201

Plane Polarized, S40201

Plane Polarized, S40201