BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number MR12378
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name Quartzite. 'Original entry: Quartzite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments quartzite, ,:N26--2
Locality details Mont Cenis (Fr�jus) Tunnel, Alps. Distance from Modane, Savoie, France 2152.90m,Mont Cenis railway tunnel,The first great Alpine tunnel, driven from two headings from 1857 to 1871, using novel tunnelling techniques including dynamite.,Franc
50k map sheet Not entered
Map reference Not entered
Year collected 1902 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions