Name | Östbjörka Quarry |
Type | outcrop |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 60.977385, 15.136911 |
Coordinate precision | 10-100 m |
Coord. method | Google Maps / Earth |
Coord. agent | Aaloe, Aasa |
Location remarks | This is an abandoned quarry located immediately N of the village of Ostbjorka and W of the small lake Gryssen. |
Strat. top | Hirnantian |
Strat. base | Katian |
Remarks | The quarry, on maps referred to as “Kalkberget”, is situated just E of the nature reserve “Ostbjorka limestone gorge” that cuts through the mound. It is one of the larger mounds in the Siljan district but is not well exposed or mapped out. |
Date added | 2013-08-06 |
Date changed | 2015-11-06 |
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