BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S17998; S17998/B; S17998/a;
Sample Donor Anderson,J.G.C.
Rock name 'Original entry: Spinel-Bearing Xenolith'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Xenoliths in S. 17996; sapphire, green spinel, sillimnite in addition to usual bsic plagioclsae etc.; Memoir, pp. 272, 277; QJGS Vol 78, 1922, Plate VIII, Fig, 1
Locality details Allt a' Mhuchaidh, 1000 yds above bridge
50k map sheet Mull (44)

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Map reference NM 4892 3064
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S17998/B

Cross Polarized, S17998/B

Plane Polarized, S17998/B

Plane Polarized, S17998/B


S17998/a

Cross Polarized, S17998/a

Plane Polarized, S17998/a

Plane Polarized, S17998/a