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Granite from
Fjällbacka, Tanum, Västra Götaland County, Sweden


Classification
Type:Granite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fjällbacka, Tanum, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1245431
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1245431:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘHallindens Granit AB Quarry, Hallinden, Lysekil, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘBakke Quarry, Idd, Halden, Østfold, Norway
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘHogget, Kirkøy, Hvaler, Østfold, Norway
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘThe monolith quarry, Idd, Halden, Østfold, Norway
56.5km (35.1 miles) ⓘMørvika, Halden, Østfold, Norway
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘÅsmundsengen, Halden, Østfold, Norway
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘMyren Vestre I, Halden, Østfold, Norway
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘMjølnerødmoen, Halden, Østfold, Norway
75.0km (46.6 miles) ⓘGlemmen Quarry, Glemmen, Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway
References
Petersson, Jesper, Eliasson, Thomas (1997) Mineral evolution and element mobility during episyenitization (dequartzification) and albitization in the postkinematic Bohus granite, southwest Sweden. Lithos, 42 (1) 123-146 doi:10.1016/s0024-4937(97)00040-6
Wallroth, T., Eliasson, T., & Sundquist, U. (1999). Hot dry rock research experiments at Fjällbacka, Sweden. Geothermics, 28(4-5), 617-625.
 
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