BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S12116; COLLNOT3078;
Sample Donor Peach, B.N.; Tait,D.;
Rock name 'Original entry: Quartz Dolerite F'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Diabase, rotten F
Locality details In the little burn at the smithy, 0.5 mile SW of Balerno
50k map sheet Edinburgh (32)

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Map reference NT 1563 6603
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S12116

Cross Polarized, S12116

Plane Polarized, S12116

Plane Polarized, S12116