BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S11480
Sample Donor Clough, C.T.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornblende-Mica Porphyrite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Dyke in granite, earlier than quartz felsite
Locality details 1 mile less 50 yds between NE and NNE from trig pt 1731 ft Beinn Ceitlein
50k map sheet Ben Nevis (53)

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Map reference NN 1923 5020
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S11480

Cross Polarized, S11480

Plane Polarized, S11480

Plane Polarized, S11480