GTK’s service includes the identification of regional natural stone occurrences and the preparation of usability reports for the individual deposits. The goal of the service is to ensure the availability of natural and dimension stone.
GTK’s services include exploring new natural stone occurrences, investigating the selected sites, and drawing up regional and target-specific reports. Our experts study the prospects of commissioning a new deposit by means of, for example, mappings, drillings, and geophysical measurements. The mineral composition of rock types is determined with microscope studies. In addition, we provide the natural stone industry with a service for developing further uses for leftover stone.
The goal of the service is to find consistent and uniform natural stone deposits that can be quarried and utilised.
Finnish natural stone is a world-renowned building material. The most commonly produced rock types are granite and soapstone. Different types of slate are also extracted to a lesser extent.
Natural stone, or dimension stone, means a rock type that is suitable for construction. This type of stone is extracted from bedrock in large pieces and then processed mechanically by, for example, sawing and polishing the stone into different end products.
These end products include items such as dimensioned stone blocks, gravestones, slabs and slabs for outdoor and indoor use, curbstones and setts. Moreover, natural stones are also used for interior design details, fireplaces, tabletops, decorative items, and environmental construction.
Explore the topic in depth through scientific publications, articles, research reports, and research projects.
Natural stone production in the Wiborg rapakivi granite batholith in southeastern Finland (pdf)
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