BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S55079; COLLNOYC2019;
Sample Donor Mykura,W.
Rock name 'Original entry: Hornfelsed Silty Mudstone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Intensely-hornfelsed greenish-grey porcellanous silty mudstone with dark laminae
Locality details Hillslope W of Loch of Sotersta, 650 yds ENE of Culswick Broch HU 26000 44900 4
50k map sheet Foula (125)

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Map reference HU 260 449
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S55079

Cross Polarized, S55079

Plane Polarized, S55079

Plane Polarized, S55079