BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E24491; MR18586;
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name Lime-Oncolite. 'Original entry: Blue Heated, Compact Oolitic Limestone. Great Oolite Series. Jurassic'
Stratigraphy Bathonian. Great Oolite Group.
Comments Blue heated, compact Oolitic Limestone. Great Oolite Series. Jurassic,Great Oolite Seties,Jurassic,Collected byG H Collins C118
Locality details Sunhill Quarry,Sunhill Qry. 100 yd E of The 'Fin'. Sunhill. Nr. Fanford,
50k map sheet Cirencester (235)

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Map reference SP 116 027
Year collected 1950 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


E24491

Cross Polarized, E24491

Plane Polarized, E24491

Plane Polarized, E24491