BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S17747; COLLNO58;
Sample Donor Richey, James E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Olivine Dolerite Fedsparphyric Olivine Dolerite Probably Tholeiitic Affinities Agm'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments 8 ft NE ?tholeiitic dyke cutting Passage Gp; Ayrshire Memoir, p. 308; Trans Geol Soc Glasg, Vol 20, pp. 253 - 259
Locality details 330 yds ENE of Drumcastle Mill
50k map sheet Kilmarnock (22)

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Map reference NS 2805 4819
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S17747

Cross Polarized, S17747

Plane Polarized, S17747

Plane Polarized, S17747