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Description: | A fragment of granite which measures (84mm x 51mm x 48mm). The specimen has coarse pale pink feldspar crystals up to 6mm in size. The individual crystals are angular in shape. Black mica crystals can be seen and measure up to 5mm in size. A lot of grey quartz makes up the specimen. The top and underside of the specimen are heavily weathered to a pale colour. The specimen was collected from McMoab, Galloway Forest Park, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (grid ref NX 488 713) and is Silurian to Devonian in age. Specimen collected on 12/04/2010. AR/CB
A fragment of granite from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland which is approximately 416 million years old | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Dudley Museums Service | Rights holder: | Dudley Museums Service | Subjects: | Geology | Temporal: | Silurian - Upper - Devonian - Lower | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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