BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S55180; MR31810;
Sample Donor Gritstone Project
Rock name 'Original entry: Greywacke'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Greywacke (Lower Silurian) Used as part of 1970's Roadstone Project
Locality details Disused Quarry, roadside at Craigend Hill, 1.5 miles NW of Stow, Midlothian
50k map sheet Kelso (25)

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Map reference NT 444 461
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S55180

Cross Polarized, S55180

Plane Polarized, S55180

Plane Polarized, S55180