BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S16097; COLLNO264;
Sample Donor Anderson, E.M.
Rock name 'Original entry: Granulitic Olivine-Dolerite Hht; Olivine-Basalt Or Dolerite, Probably Of Tholeiitic Affinities Agm'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments ENE tholeiite dyke, cuts Passage Fm. Ayrshire Memoir, p. 308
Locality details Foreshore 500 yds W of most westerly church in Ardraossan
50k map sheet Kilmarnock (22)

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Map reference NS 2403 4149
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S16097

Cross Polarized, S16097

Plane Polarized, S16097

Plane Polarized, S16097