BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S1212
Sample Donor Geikie,A.
Rock name 'Original entry: Diabase (Chilled Edge)'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Still paler and more compact than S 1211
Locality details Hound Point
50k map sheet Edinburgh (32)

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Map reference NT 1584 7951
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S1212

Cross Polarized, S1212

Plane Polarized, S1212

Plane Polarized, S1212