BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S41143; COLLNOXN1062;
Sample Donor Wright,J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Cordierite Hornfels'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments ?Calcsilicate hornfels from contorted, banded, hornfels (?Ballachulish Limestone), brecciated and veined by the marginal diorite of the Ben Nevis Complex
Locality details Allt a' Mhuilinn, 1630 yds E 12.5 deg S of Inverlochy Castle
50k map sheet Loch Eil (62)

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Map reference NN 1534 7630
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S41143

Cross Polarized, S41143

Plane Polarized, S41143

Plane Polarized, S41143