BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S55278; MR31807;
Sample Donor Gritstone Project
Rock name 'Original entry: Feldspathic Greywacke'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Feldspathic greywacke (Lower Silurian) Used as part of 1970's Roadstone Project
Locality details Edston Quarry, 1.5 miles W of Peebles, Peebleshire
50k map sheet Peebles (24)

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Map reference NT 227 397
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S55278

Cross Polarized, S55278

Plane Polarized, S55278

Plane Polarized, S55278