BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number N1553; COLLNOFY1631;
Sample Donor Highton,A.J.
Rock name Metadiorite. 'Original entry: Microdiorite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Hornblende plagioclase micromonzodiorite
Locality details S slope of Beinn a' Chait
50k map sheet Ben Macdui (64E)

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Map reference NN 8680 7422
Year collected 1998 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


N1553

Cross Polarized, N1553

Plane Polarized, N1553

Plane Polarized, N1553