BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S10950; S10950/A; S10950/A1; S10950/B; S10950/B1; S10950/C;
Sample Donor Bailey, E.B.
Rock name 'Original entry: Variolitic Basalt, Spherulitic'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Little dyke splitting big dyke up the centre; 6 slides from this specimen; see Bailey in Trans Edin Geol Soc Vol VIII; also Memmoir, p. 124 and Plate VIII, Fig. 1
Locality details At NE corner of Camas an Fhais
50k map sheet Oban (45)

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Map reference NM 8760 3800
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S10950

Cross Polarized, S10950

Plane Polarized, S10950

Plane Polarized, S10950


S10950/A

Cross Polarized, S10950/A

Plane Polarized, S10950/A

Plane Polarized, S10950/A


S10950/A1

Cross Polarized, S10950/A1

Plane Polarized, S10950/A1

Plane Polarized, S10950/A1


S10950/B

Cross Polarized, S10950/B

Plane Polarized, S10950/B

Plane Polarized, S10950/B


S10950/B1

Cross Polarized, S10950/B1

Plane Polarized, S10950/B1

Plane Polarized, S10950/B1


S10950/C

Cross Polarized, S10950/C

Plane Polarized, S10950/C

Plane Polarized, S10950/C