BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S14114; S14114/A;
Sample Donor Maufe, H.B.; Tait,D.;
Rock name 'Original entry: Quartz Porphyry / Quartz Pegmatite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Dyke; Memoir, pp. 174, 182, 184 (Analysis I)
Locality details Bed of R Etive, running parallel with it, 2 miles ESE of Alltnafeadh
50k map sheet Ben Nevis (53)

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Map reference NN 248 546
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S14114

Cross Polarized, S14114

Plane Polarized, S14114

Plane Polarized, S14114


S14114/A

Cross Polarized, S14114/A

Plane Polarized, S14114/A

Plane Polarized, S14114/A