BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S11477
Sample Donor Clough, C.T.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblende Malchite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Dyke in pegmatite; Memoir, p. 176
Locality details 1500 yds slightly W of S of trig pt 2731 ft Beinn Ceitlein
50k map sheet Ben Nevis (53)

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Map reference NN 1749 4783
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S11477

Cross Polarized, S11477

Plane Polarized, S11477

Plane Polarized, S11477