BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S5782
Sample Donor Bennie,J.
Rock name 'Original entry: Olivine-Basalt Or Limburgite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Westernmost tuff on shore; rotten quartz xenocrysts
Locality details Kinkell Necks, 2 miles E of St Andrews
50k map sheet Arbroath (49)

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Map reference NO 538 157
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S5782

Cross Polarized, S5782

Plane Polarized, S5782

Plane Polarized, S5782