BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S37709; MR18378;
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name Sandstone (Undifferentiated). 'Original entry: Black Flagstone, Passage Beds. Middle Old Red Sst. Caithness Flags'
Stratigraphy Arnsbergian. Passage Formation.
Comments Black Flagstone, Passage Beds. Middle Old Red Sst. Caithness Flags,Passage Beds. Middle Old Red Sst. Caithness Flags,Devonian,Collected byMiss B Mc Adie
Locality details Shorelands Qry. on the coast.1.25 ml W of Noss Head. Wick,
50k map sheet Wick (116)

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Map reference ND 366 596
Year collected 1950 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S37709

Cross Polarized, S37709

Plane Polarized, S37709

Plane Polarized, S37709