BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S40636; COLLNOXL202;
Sample Donor Walton,H.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Coarse-Grained Olivine-Basalt (Cf. Dalmeny Type) Rwe'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Dolerite, amygdaloidal basalt - ?lava or sill
Locality details 400 yds 11 deg N of E from BM at South Mains Farm
50k map sheet Edinburgh (32)

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Map reference NT 0141 7274
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S40636

Cross Polarized, S40636

Plane Polarized, S40636

Plane Polarized, S40636