BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S14160
Sample Donor Bloodworth, A.J
Rock name 'Original entry: Sillimanite-Cordierite Hornfels'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Sillimanite-cordierite hornfels xenolith (Bosworth, p. 386); Pre-Tertiary Mem, p. 50
Locality details 0.5 mile E of S of Torr Mor
50k map sheet Iona (43)

View images in GeoScenic related to 'Iona'

View the geology near 'Iona'

Map reference NM 3242 2082
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

Links to high resolution images

Transition from XPL to PPL light


S14160

Cross Polarized, S14160

Plane Polarized, S14160

Plane Polarized, S14160