BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S20076; COLLNO51;
Sample Donor Richey, James E.
Rock name 'Original entry: Tholeiite Jer Brunton Type Of Tholeiite Agm'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Sill-like part of the Moneyacres dyke, intermediate between Brunton tholeiite and andesite of leidleite type; Ayrshire Memoir, p. 304
Locality details 100 yds ESE of Cuff
50k map sheet Kilmarnock (22)

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Map reference NS 3851 5392
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S20076

Cross Polarized, S20076

Plane Polarized, S20076

Plane Polarized, S20076