BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S12890
Sample Donor Wright, William Bourke (only Wright in Survey before 1935, prob. same as H B Wright above)
Rock name 'Original entry: Spessartite Or Vogesite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Sheet; Memoir, p. 177
Locality details Nearly 1 mile W of summit of Binnein Mor
50k map sheet Ben Nevis (53)

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Map reference NN 1974 6641
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S12890

Cross Polarized, S12890

Plane Polarized, S12890

Plane Polarized, S12890