BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S40530; COLLNOXN803;
Sample Donor Wright,J.E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Foliated Quartz-Microdiorite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Foliated ?basic microdiorite or lamprophyre from concordant sheet cut by leucogranite veins
Locality details Allt Dubh, 1000 yds W 12 deg N of summit of Glas Bheinn
50k map sheet Loch Eil (62)

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Map reference NN 1628 9210
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S40530

Cross Polarized, S40530

Plane Polarized, S40530

Plane Polarized, S40530