Östbjörka Quarry
General info
| Name | Östbjörka Quarry |
| Type | outcrop |
| Country | Sweden |
| Latitude | 60.977385 |
| Longitude | 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 |
| Reference | Pealkiri | Pages | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebbestad et al., 2015 | Terminal Ordovician stratigraphy of the Siljan district, Sweden | 44 | |
| Kröger, 2013 | The cephalopods of the Boda Limestone, Late Ordovician, of Dalarna, Sweden | cephalopoodide levik |
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