BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E12473
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name 'Original entry: Olivine Basalt'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Blue rock. See Geology of Birmingham, p.103.
Locality details Darby's Hill Quarry, S.W. Corner.
50k map sheet Birmingham (168)

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Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E12473

Cross Polarized, E12473

Plane Polarized, E12473

Plane Polarized, E12473