BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E56659; COLLNOGE6;
Sample Donor Holder,M.T.
Rock name Siltstone (Undifferentiated). 'Original entry: Siltstone'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Laminated siltstone and andalusite schist; aureole of Cornmenellis Granite. Mylor Beds.
Locality details Roadcutting, Hill Head, Penryn. 530 m. at 257 deg. from Penryn Town Hall.
50k map sheet Falmouth (352)

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Map reference SW 7861 3389
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E56659

Cross Polarized, E56659

Plane Polarized, E56659

Plane Polarized, E56659