BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S40783; COLLNOXJ589;
Sample Donor Johnstone,G.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Very Coarse Olivine-Bearing Quartz-Dolerite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Large olivine-dolerite dyke
Locality details Allt Caonich, just downstream of trifurcation
50k map sheet Loch Eil (62)

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Map reference NN 0685 9296
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S40783

Cross Polarized, S40783

Plane Polarized, S40783

Plane Polarized, S40783