The Bälinge conglomerate in northern Sweden reinterpreted as a magmatic, hydraulic breccia

• Published in: Terra Nova
• Main Authors: Wikström, Anders, Mellqvist, Claes, Barbarid, Bernard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1996
• Subjects: Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3121.1996.tb00740.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-3121.1996.tb00740.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-3121.1996.tb00740.x

ABSTRACT The Bälinge conglomerate has played a key role in the lithostratigraphy of northern Sweden. The conglomerate, with pebbles dominated by granodiorites and tonalites in a generally biotite‐rich matrix, borders volcanic rocks with unclear relative age relationships. In nearby areas these volca...