BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E22789
Sample Donor Dewey,H.
Rock name Silicate-Sand. 'Original entry: Sand'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Heavy (2.89)=tourmaline, zircon, staurolite, glauconite, cassiterite.
Locality details Towerwood Quarry, Haldon.
50k map sheet Newton Abbot (339)

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Map reference SX 922 768
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E22789

Cross Polarized, E22789

Plane Polarized, E22789

Plane Polarized, E22789