Fylkesstein

Fauske marble

Alta quartzite (split surface)

Larvikite from the Oslo Trench

Each Norwegian province ( Fylke ) was assigned a typical type of rock , the Fylkesstein . The Fylkessteine ​​should be particularly typical for the province or have a special cultural, economic, artistic or scientific value for it.

The idea was developed by the now-defunct Geology Council in the late 1990s. Selected types of rock were proposed to the provinces, which examined the proposal from a political point of view and finally approved the selection of a stone. The use of the stone and why a certain stone was selected was checked at this level. The selected rock types were presented in 1997 in the newsletter of the Association of Norwegian Amateur Geologists ( Norske Amatørgeologers Sammenslutning , NAGS), each with a short text and a simple photo of a polished handpiece .

The Fylkessteine

• For Akershus standing Rhombenporphyr , a volcanic rock with large, well-formed crystals.
• For Aust-Agder standing Grimstadgranit , a coarse-grained granite of strong red color from the area of Grimstad .
• In Buskerud comes Drammensgranit ago, a reddish granite from near Drammen .
• The Alta quartzite , a metamorphic rock from near Alta, stands for Finnmark .
• The reddish Trysil sandstone is typical for Hedmark .
• The coronite with its leopard-like pattern can be found in Hordaland .
• Gneiss dominates in Møre og Romsdal .
• In Nordland there is the particularly beautifully colored Fauskemarble .
• The light red thulite was chosen for Nord-Trøndelag .
• Oppland was soapstone assigned because of the occurring there soapstone varieties that can be easily edited.
• The stone for Oslo is the Nordmarkit , a syenite species .
• The Rogaland was anorthosite assigned.
• For Sogn og Fjordane standing eclogite .
• Svalbard was assigned the coal .
• The Trondhjemit , a tonalite, belongs to Sør-Trøndelag .
• The Brynestein is assigned to the Telemark .
• The rare Sagvanditt stands for Troms .
• For Vest-Agder was Farsundit selected, a granite.
• In Vestfold you can find the Larvikite , near Larvik .
• The Iddefjord granite is distinctive for Østfold .

Web links

• Fylkessteine ​​in the Geological Museum. ( Adobe Flash file, Norwegian)
• De 20 utvalgte . Geoportals (PDF file; 700 KB, Norwegian)