BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S23023; MR13840;
Sample Donor Bailey, E.B.
Rock name 'Original entry: Diopside Paragneiss'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Calcsilicate type paragneiss in Dun Gott Paragneiss Series (Lewisian); MR 13840. Summ Prog 1925, pp. 129-130
Locality details On shore, 280 yds W 32 deg N of Dun Gott, Tiree
50k map sheet Tiree (42)

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Map reference NM 0440 4586
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S23023

Cross Polarized, S23023

Plane Polarized, S23023

Plane Polarized, S23023