BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S293; S293/A; S293/B;
Sample Donor Geikie,A.
Rock name 'Original entry: ?Basalt Or Andesite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Altered olivine dolerite.
Locality details N side of Torduff Reservoir, Warklaw Hill
50k map sheet Edinburgh (32)

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Map reference NT 204 675
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S293/A

Cross Polarized, S293/A

Plane Polarized, S293/A

Plane Polarized, S293/A


S293/B

Cross Polarized, S293/B

Plane Polarized, S293/B

Plane Polarized, S293/B