BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S78159; COLLNOLX747;
Sample Donor Stone,P.
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Coarse quartz rich greywacke with abundant shale clasts, "Honeycomb rock" matrix of Holroyd, late Ordovician
Locality details Coast, 400m S from Cave Ochtree Point
50k map sheet Stranraer (3)

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Map reference NW 9766 5863
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S78159

Cross Polarized, S78159

Plane Polarized, S78159

Plane Polarized, S78159