| P number: | P571570 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Diorite from the Abergeldie Intrusions, sample collected from a hillside behind Crathie Church in the Dee Valley. Light: PPL. |
| Description: | Clear colourless crystals of plagioclase feldspar and quartz occur with the coloured mafic minerals hornblende and biotite, and small amounts of the mineral titanite. In this image hornblende is yellowish green, biotite is generally brown, and a single crystal of titanite in the boottom right of the view is pale brown and has a pointed termination. Two crystals of hornblende just right of centre illustrate clearly ther typical diamond shaped form of this mineral. |
| Date taken: | Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 BST 2004 |
| Photographer: | Gillespie, M.R. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 326000 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 794000 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 359.49 KB; 1000 x 750 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 198 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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