BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S13498
Sample Donor Wright, William Bourke (only Wright in Survey before 1935, prob. same as H B Wright above)
Rock name 'Original entry: Amphibolite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Brown hornblende, rotten feldspar, ?pyroxene; Colonsay Mem, pp. 11-12
Locality details Leac Buidhe, Colonsay
50k map sheet Colonsay (35)

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Map reference NM 426 004
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S13498

Cross Polarized, S13498

Plane Polarized, S13498

Plane Polarized, S13498