BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S21396
Sample Donor Simpson,J.B.
Rock name 'Original entry: Calcareous Granulite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments ?Calcified orthogneiss; quartz, aegirine-augite, oligoclase, scapolite, K feldspar, Typical calcareous granulites from Gunna; see Coll Memoir, pp. 12-14
Locality details W end of Gunna
50k map sheet Tiree (50)

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Map reference NM 0920 5107
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S21396

Cross Polarized, S21396

Plane Polarized, S21396

Plane Polarized, S21396