Tag Archives: Skåne

Crows kicks and a priest’s bathtub

Posted on 28/09/2011 by Daniel

Near the south Swedish town Simrishamn here in the province of Skåne (Scania), in a small fishing village called Vik theres some nice Cambrian quartzite geology exposed near the ocean (the surrounding geology is a mixture of older horst risen gneiss, … Continue reading →

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Pseudoscience at Ale’s Stones

Posted on 15/07/2010 by Daniel

One of Swedens most famous archaeological sites is located here in the region Scania and is called “Ales stenar” (The Stones of Ale or Ale’s stones) and its located in a spectacular place by the ocean. It is also one … Continue reading →

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Landscapes of Skåne

Posted on 13/06/2010 by Daniel

I’m just trying out Imageshack as an image host. Some landscape photos of Skåne (Scania) on this link.

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The volcanoes of Scania

Posted on 08/06/2010 by Daniel

(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 →

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