BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number E1808
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name Not entered
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments olivine dolerite [ Olivine basalt ]: Sub-ophitic; plagioclase laths; pale brown augite; large green hornblende patches, almost certainly after olivine; glassy patches of considerable size. - see Lamplugh p327
Locality details opp ml post 2miles from Castletown: 20ft dyke (post Carb) ? Tertiary
50k map sheet Isle of Man (57)

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Map reference SC 27237 70387
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions