Geology of Sweden

Sweden is part of the Fennoscandian Shield, an area of old crystalline and metamorphic rocks, consolidated during hundreds of millions of years. Common rocks are gneiss, granite, granodiorite, sandstone and marble. The overburden is mainly formed by numerous periods of glaciation and deglaciation. The most common soil type is till, covering about 75 % of the landscape.

Geology Info - Dolerite dykes in koster islands, Sweden. #geology

In Sweden, the rocks have spoken - Cleaning up our nuclear past

Lamprophyre intrusions, Newry Igneous Complex, Late Palaeozoic

Sweden Archives

The bedrock of Sweden

Vintage Geological Map of Sweden (1910) Pillow Sham by

Sweden Map soil land geology cross section with green grass and

Geological map of the study area (Developed by the first author

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