BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S11517; S11517/a; S11517/b; S11517/c;
Sample Donor Bailey, E.B.
Rock name 'Original entry: Quartzite And Mica Schist Xenoliths'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Permeation zone of Fault Intrusion; Memoir, p. 164
Locality details 0.16 mile up Allt a' Chataidh Riabhaich, a tributary to Gleann a' Chaolais
50k map sheet Ben Nevis (53)

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Map reference NN 1592 5970
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S11517

Cross Polarized, S11517

Plane Polarized, S11517

Plane Polarized, S11517


S11517/a

Cross Polarized, S11517/a

Plane Polarized, S11517/a

Plane Polarized, S11517/a


S11517/b

Cross Polarized, S11517/b

Plane Polarized, S11517/b

Plane Polarized, S11517/b


S11517/c

Cross Polarized, S11517/c

Plane Polarized, S11517/c

Plane Polarized, S11517/c