Porphyritic pyroxene-bearing granitolds - a strongly weathered rock group in central Finland

Intense preglacial weathering is associated with porphyritic pyroxene­ bearing quartz syenites, quartz monzonites, quartz monzodiorites and monzogranites, which form synorogenic stocks and batholiths in central Finland. The saprolite layers, which are 0.5‑2.0 m thick, or sometimes even more, cover...

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Main Author: Seppo I. Lahti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 1985-02-01
Series:Fennia: International Journal of Geography
Online Access:https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/9068