NameAmtjärn Quarry
Typeoutcrop
CountrySweden
Coordinates60.939828, 15.078433
Coordinate precision100-1000 m
Coord. methodGoogle Maps / Earth
Coord. agentAaloe, Aasa
Location remarksasub Dalarnas Siljani piirkonnas, ~6,2 km Rättviki kirikust NW
Strat. top
Strat. base
RemarksThe long abandoned limestone quarry near the pond of Amtjärn (Fig. 4), which is now a nature preserve, remains one of the best sections through the Katian Kullsberg Limestone, Skålberg Limestone, Slandrom Limestone, Fjäcka Shale, and Jonstorp Formation in the Siljan region. (Bergstr, 2007)
Date added2011-11-16
Date changed2014-09-23
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