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Threlkeld Microgranite

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Sample: 255

Local Name:	Threlkeld Microgranite
Quarry Name:	Threlkeld Quarry, Shropshire
Location:	Southampton Lithics collection. Cumbria. Box 1, Tray 3.
Comments:	None Recorded

Macroscopic Images:

	Fresh Surface. Close up of surface detail.
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Photomicrographs:

	Crossed Polars.		Plane Polarised Light.
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Physical Characteristics:

Fresh Primary Colour Secondary Colour Primary Munsell Code Secondary Munsell Code Surface Appearance Hardness Feel Grain Sorting Grain Size Grey None 5Y 6/1   Crystalline Very Hard Rough Poorly sorted Coarse

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