BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S13873; COLLNO1075;
Sample Donor Clough, C.T.
Rock name 'Original entry: Silicified Microlithic Basalt Hht. Chilled Microporphyritic Olivine-Basalt (Bd4) Agm'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Passage Gp lava, chilled edge; Ayrshire Memoir, pp. 223-224
Locality details Bore near S Gailes, 2.625 miles SSE of Irvine Depth c. 288 ft
50k map sheet Kilmarnock (22)

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Map reference NS 3279 3493
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S13873

Cross Polarized, S13873

Plane Polarized, S13873

Plane Polarized, S13873