BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S40422; S40422/A; COLLNOXT6;
Sample Donor McCall, J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Muscovite-Oligoclase-Quartz Pegmatite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments "Regional" pegmatite; thick vein cutting striped, locally injected Moine pelite. Summ Prog 1954, pp. 59-60. Summ Prog 1955, pp. 61-62
Locality details 1000 yds E 45 deg S of 1835 ft summit of Meall a' Bhainne
50k map sheet Loch Eil (62)

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Map reference NM 9079 7783
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S40422

Cross Polarized, S40422

Plane Polarized, S40422

Plane Polarized, S40422


S40422/A

Cross Polarized, S40422/A

Plane Polarized, S40422/A

Plane Polarized, S40422/A