BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E54994; COLLNONGB362;
Sample Donor Berridge,N.G.
Rock name Basalt. 'Original entry: Basalt'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Altered ? amygdaloidal basalt. c. 3.5 m. below the quarry floor. (Picnic site).
Locality details Old quarry, Tideswell Dale picnic site. From gully at S. end of quarry floor. Lowest available.
50k map sheet Buxton (111)

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Map reference SK 1545 7382
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E54994

Cross Polarized, E54994

Plane Polarized, E54994

Plane Polarized, E54994