BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S34387; COLLNOMRC5;
Sample Donor Macgregor,A.G.
Rock name 'Original entry: Olivine-Basalt, Dunsapie Type Agm'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Porphyritic basalt, which overlies layer of red sediment and cuts downwards across it
Locality details Crags at N side of road, 375 yds E 8 deg N of Bench Mark 255.2 ft near St Leonard's Lodge
50k map sheet Edinburgh (32)

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Map reference NT 2734 7267
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S34387

Cross Polarized, S34387

Plane Polarized, S34387

Plane Polarized, S34387