Avardofjället Mica Quarries, Frostviken, Strömsund, Jämtland, Sweden
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 64° 39' 12'' North , 14° 15' 14'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 64.65335,14.25397 |
| GeoHash: | G#: u76pu3g3j |
| Other regions containing this locality: | Scandinavia |
| Locality type: | Group of Quarries |
| Köppen climate type: | Dfc : Subarctic climate |
| Name(s) in local language(s): | Avardofjället glimmerbrott, Frostviken, Strömsunds kommun, Ångermanland, Sverige |
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Regional Geology
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| Silurian - Neoproterozoic 419.2 - 1000 Ma ID: 3185799 | Precambrian-Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Neoproterozoic to Silurian (419.2 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 2632491 | Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Description: Caledonian orogen; Seve Nappe Complex Lithology: Garnet-mica schist, quartzo-feldspathic schist, calcareous mica schist, quartzite, marble, migmatitic paragneiss, amphibolite, eclogite, metadolerite Reference: Bergman, S., M.B. Sephens, J. Andersson, B. Kathol, T. Bergman. Sveriges berggrund, skala 1:1 miljon. Sveriges geologiska undersökning K 423. [95] |
| Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3140067 | Caledonian Orogenic Belt Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Description: undifferentiated metamorphic Lithology: Major:{mica schist}, Minor{quartzite,marble,amphibolite} Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
| Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 640494 | Supracrustal; Sedimentary and/or volcanic: undivided Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Description: Northern Europe, Caledonian Orogen (Northern Europe, undivided) Comments: Orogen, fold-thrust belt, folded region; Koistinen et al., 2001; Sigmond, 2002; Solli, unpublished compilation, 2007-08; Bergman et al., unpublished revisions, 2007-08 Lithology: Mica schist, mica gneiss Reference: J.C. Harrison, M.R. St-Onge, O.V. Petrov, S.I. Strelnikov, B.G. Lopatin, F.H. Wilson, S. Tella, D. Paul, T. Lynds, S.P. Shokalsky, C.K. Hults, S. Bergman, H.F. Jepsen, and A. Solli. Geological map of the Arctic. doi:10.4095/287868. Geological Survey of Canada Map 2159A. [2] |
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