Evaluation of dimension stone in gneissic rocks -- A case history from Southern Finland

Engineering Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-223

  Luodes, H ^a   Selonen, O ^b   Paakkonen K ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Finska Stenindustri Ab   (Finland)

Author keywords

Building stone; Dimension stone; Finland; Gneiss; Granite

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STONE; DIMENSION STONE; GNEISS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

FINLAND;

CORE DRILLING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GRANITE; MAPPING;

GNEISSIC ROCKS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0034351840     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00059-4     Document Type: Article

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