Surface weathering of rapakivi granite outcrops – implications for natural stone exploration and quality evaluation

Implications of surface weathering of rapakivi granite outcrops for natural stone evaluation were studied in the Wiborg rapakivi granite batholith in southeastern Finland. The study was performed as field mapping, comprising the whole batholith and as detailed investigations on selected outcrops. Th...

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Main Authors: Härmä, Paavo, Selonen, Olavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2008-09-01
Series:Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences
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Online Access:http://eap.ee/public/Estonian_Journal_of_Earth_Sciences/2008/issue_3/earth-2008-3-135-148.pdf