Krukåsen Quarry, Tjølling, Larvik, Vestfold, Norwayi
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| Krukåsen Quarry | Quarry |
| Tjølling | Municipality (Former) |
| Larvik | Municipality |
| Vestfold | County |
| Norway | Country |
| Name in Norwegian: | Krukåsen larvikittbrudd, Tjølling, Larvik, Vestfold, Norge |
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 59° 5' 7'' North , 10° 7' 29'' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 59.08536,10.12476 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: u4x0nkhth | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locality type: | Quarry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate | ||||||||||||||||||
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A quarry worked by Lundhs The Emerald Blue Pearl variety of larvikite, called Lundhs Ocean is quarried here.
Regions containing this locality
| Eurasian Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Europe | Continent |
| Scandinavia | Region |
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Permian - Carboniferous 251.902 - 358.9 Ma ID: 3143423 | Carboniferous granite Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 358.9 Ma) Lithology: Major:{granite group}, Minor{monzonite,syenite,plutonic ultramafic group} 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] |
| Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3191892 | Paleozoic intrusive rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Lithology: Intrusive igneous 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] |
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