BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S41212; COLLNOYB458;
Sample Donor Lawrie,T.R.M.
Rock name 'Original entry: Appinite Or Lamprophyre'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Composite sheet in Moine psammite; discordant, nearly flat-lying in two leaves; specimen from lower leaf, 6 inches in from junction with upper leaf; locally near top carries a few large psammitic xenoliths; appinite or lamprophyre
Locality details Stream section in Coire nan Laogh, 880 yds E 32 deg S of summit (2533 ft) of Meall a' Phubuill
50k map sheet Loch Eil (62)

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Map reference NN 0361 8496
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S41212

Cross Polarized, S41212

Plane Polarized, S41212

Plane Polarized, S41212