BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S17732; COLLNO43;
Sample Donor Richey, James E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Olivine-Basalt Hht Peridotite Replaced By Carbonate And Silica Agm'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Ash interbedded in Limestone Coal Gp (nr Dalry Black Band coal), cf. mugearitic Jedburgh type; Ayrshire Memoir, p. 180
Locality details 500 yds S by E of Whitecraig
50k map sheet Kilmarnock (22)

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Map reference NS 2786 5089
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S17732

Cross Polarized, S17732

Plane Polarized, S17732

Plane Polarized, S17732