BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S20808
Sample Donor Bailey, E.B.
Rock name 'Original entry: Silicified Sandstone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Tertiary desert sand at base of lavas; note the round grains and secondary silicification; Memoir, p. 56
Locality details 4700 ft NW of Fionna Mham
50k map sheet Iona (43)

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Map reference NM 4318 3116
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S20808

Cross Polarized, S20808

Plane Polarized, S20808

Plane Polarized, S20808