Kati Tyystjärvi/Heureka
Heureka exhibits Finnish bedrock in miniature
In front of the Heureka building is an exhibition which displays the various rock types that comprise Finland’s bedrock. The stones are arranged in accordance with the province from which they come. There are a total of 124 stones ranging from the Ordovician limestone of the Åland Islands in the south to the gold ore of Kittilä in the north. In addition to blocks of stone, there are also post-glacial shore stones from Vantaa.
The bedrock exhibition was opened on 8 September 1988. The blocks of stone were donated by entrepreneurs in the stone industry, Geological Survey of Finland, mining companies and various municipalities.
A list of the rock types in the bedrock exhibition:
You can also see
a video where the Rock collection of Heureka is introduced by Professor Martti Lehtinen, University of Helsinki, Finland:
heureka12.wmv
Ore Trackis a collection of stones in the bedrock exhibition, telling about the ore stones in the exhibition. The ore stones are:
Gold ore, Kittilä, Lapland
Iron ore, Kolari, Lapland
Copper ore, Outokumpu, North Karelia
Vanadine ore, Taivalkoski, Kainuu
Platinum ore, Keminmaa, Kemi region
Chrome ore, Kemi, Kemi region
Zinc ore, Vihanti, Northern Ostrobothnia
Lead ore, Vihanti, Northern Ostrobothnia
Nickel ore, Nivala, Central and Southern Ostrobothnia
Sulphide ore, Pyhäsalmi, Central and Southern Ostrobothnia
Updated 30.8.2011/KT
