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This website is about rocks in Germany.
Most of them are from Sweden, Norway and Finland.
These rocks were found as erratic boulders in large areas of Germany
(and also in Denmark, Netherland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia ... .)
More about erratic boulders see: Introduction: Ice ages and ...

 
   
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  - Introduction: Ice ages and glacial deposits
  - Glacial striation (in English)
  - Map of orign of rocks (in German)
  - List of rocks (German names)
  - Gallery (small pictures of all rocks)
  - Introduction in identification of rocks
  
(German text, pictures and tables)
    
  - The development of the Baltic Shield
   (Geological Maps and German text) 
   
  - Orbicular rocks (partly in English)
 

Here you will find a lot of pictures from Scandinavian rocks.
Most of the explanations are not translated. Sorry.
I am interested in magmatic rocks. That`s why there are no fossils here.
Underneath you will see 5 buttons. These buttons will open 5 pages where you can choose the different rocks. Each rock has its own page. You will see pictures and (German) descriptions.
 
 
southern Sweden

northern Sweden

Norway

Finland -Baltic Sea

Rapakivis
 
         
  - Boulders from the south (in German)   - This website on CD (in English)  
  - How to polish rocks (in German)   - Links        
  - "Windkanter" and "Eiskanter"
(Wind-shaped and ice-shaped pebbles)
  - Impressum / contact (German text)  
  - Glossary (in German)   - Literature (mostly in German)  
  - On excursion   (In German)   - Copyright - (in English)  
          
  Latest update: 02. 04. 2006
  
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