BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S12047; S12047/A; COLLNOT3166;
Sample Donor Peach, B.N.; Tait,D.;
Rock name 'Original entry: Pale Feldspathic Vein F'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Consisting of feldspar, augite, hornblende, iron oxides, chlorite and abundant zeolites
Locality details Barnton Railway Cutting, W of Edinburgh
50k map sheet Edinburgh (32)

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Map reference NT 200 754
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S12047

Cross Polarized, S12047

Plane Polarized, S12047

Plane Polarized, S12047


S12047/A

Cross Polarized, S12047/A

Plane Polarized, S12047/A

Plane Polarized, S12047/A