BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S43858; S43858/A; COLLNOYC630;
Sample Donor Mykura,W.
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments 3 foot dyke running along edge of neck, very fine-grained sparsely porphyritic basalt
Locality details Hunterston Atomic Generating Station, SW shaft to outlet tunnels
50k map sheet Arran (Millport) (21)

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Map reference NS 180 510
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S43858

Cross Polarized, S43858

Plane Polarized, S43858

Plane Polarized, S43858


S43858/A

Cross Polarized, S43858/A

Plane Polarized, S43858/A

Plane Polarized, S43858/A