BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S13446
Sample Donor Bailey, E.B.
Rock name 'Original entry: Torridon Grits; Dark Seams With Iron Ores'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Machrins Group; ilmenite, sphene, epidote, orthite, zircon, hornblende, apatite, and other feldspars, chlorite and greenish biotites
Locality details Liath Sgeir
50k map sheet Colonsay (35)

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Map reference NR 3486 9395
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S13446

Cross Polarized, S13446

Plane Polarized, S13446

Plane Polarized, S13446