BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S11864; COLLNOT3665;
Sample Donor Peach, B.N.; Tait,D.;
Rock name 'Original entry: Trachyte F'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments ORS lava; Edinburgh Memoir, 1910, p. 37
Locality details Braid Hill Quarry, on side of main road, 800 ft WSW of Upper Braid Farm
50k map sheet Edinburgh (32)

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Map reference NT 2469 6995
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S11864

Cross Polarized, S11864

Plane Polarized, S11864

Plane Polarized, S11864