BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S11359
Sample Donor Wilson, J.S.G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblende-Biotite Diorite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Allied to appinite; a little way into the diorite mass; Memoir, p. 169
Locality details Barnamuc Burn above sheepfold
50k map sheet Ben Nevis (53)

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Map reference NN 0520 4994
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S11359

Cross Polarized, S11359

Plane Polarized, S11359

Plane Polarized, S11359