Exploration for dimensional stone-implications and examples from the Precambrian of southern Finland

Engineering Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 275-291

  Selonen, O ^a   Luodes, H ^b   Ehlers, C ^c  

^a Finska Stenindustri Ab   (Finland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Building stone; Dimension stone; Exploration; Finland; Granite; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; MINERAL RESOURCES; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PETROLOGY;

CRUST; DIMENSION STONE QUALITY; DIMENSIONAL STONE; GEOLOGICAL CONSTRAINT;

ROCKS;

BUILDING STONE; DIMENSION STONE; EXPLORATION; GRANITE; PRECAMBRIAN;

FINLAND;

EID: 0034192474     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00091-5     Document Type: Article

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