Category Archives: Mineralogy

Swedish mining history

Posted on 23/08/2010 by

Fig. Cannon made from copper alloys. Big business once upon a time. Sweden has quite an awsome history when it comes to mining. I cannot remember the exact numbers, but during the European renaissance and some time in to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy & politics, Mineralogy, Petrology | 1 Comment

Allarps Bjär and the stone of manly men

Posted on 27/07/2010 by

Yesterday I took a little car trip to the central parts of Skåne (Scania). To the area located on the Tornqvist zone which is rich in remains of volcanoes (basalt necks). This time to a location named Allarps Bjär (Bjär … Continue reading →

Posted in Excursions & travels, Landscapes & Geomorphology, Mineralogy, Petrology, Scania (Skåne) | 2 Comments

Don’t destroy my artifacts you evil geologist!

Posted on 05/07/2010 by

Fig. One of the battle axes I cut open for my bachelor thesis. More on the results of that thesis in the future – when its done Doing a proper study of the petrography of archaeological items is tricky (that … Continue reading →

Posted in Petrology, Mineralogy, Geoarchaeology, University & Study | 1 Comment

The direct or indirect resistance to biomineralization theories

Posted on 30/06/2010 by

Fig. Iron sulfide mineral encrustation has preserved the structure of a sulfate bacteria. (Frankel & Bazylinski 2003) When learning about biomineralization, my imagination started to wander and Im not sure Im back on my feet again – or even if … Continue reading →

Posted in Biomineral & organominerals, Mineralogy, Petrology | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

The volcanoes of Scania

Posted on 08/06/2010 by

(Fig. Modified map from Bergelin thesis showing a handfull of basalt necks. There exist over a 100 in total) Sweden is hardly famous for its volcanoes and most Swedes doesnt know about them. But we do have them, or at … Continue reading →

Posted in Excursions & travels, Landscapes & Geomorphology, Mineralogy, Petrology, Scania (Skåne), Tectonics & volcano | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Rebirth

Posted on 25/05/2010 by

Hi and welcome to my new blog on geology and paleontology. You might recognize me from before when I operated the blog Antimonite, and then also Terra Incognita which partly was written in English. Nowdays Im a graduate student (masters … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Petrology, Mineralogy, Biomineral & organominerals, Scania (Skåne), Gotland, Paleontology, Excursions & travels, Landscapes & Geomorphology, Geoarchaeology | 4 Comments