3. Rocks for a living

Thorsberg’s quarry

Oljekoken in Gössäter

Tomten’s limestone quarry

Cementa’s northern quarry

Råbäcks limestone quarry

Ranstadsverket

Cementa’s southern quarry*

Kinne-Kleva shale oil works

Gössäter stoneworks

Hunneberg dolerite quarry*

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Platåbergens Geopark

Layers of history — In the geopark we find geological phenomena and places that are only found here or in a few places in the world, such as; the peneplane (the bedrock surface) with its flat surface, the table mountains which with their unique rock layers rise from the plain landscape and ice age deposits that create an incomparable landscape. This geology has also created conditions for varied flora, species-rich fauna, exciting cultural and industrial history and active outdoor life. Platåbergens Geopark is a collaboration between nine municipalities; Grästorp, Vänersborg, Trollhättan, Lidköping, Götene, Skara, Falköping, Skövde and Mariestad.

Thors­ber­g’s quarry

Olje­ko­ken in Gössäter

Tom­ten’s limesto­ne quarry

Cementa’s nort­hern quarry

Råbäcks limesto­ne quarry

Ran­stads­ver­ket

Cemen­ta’s sout­hern quarry*

Kin­ne-Kle­va sha­le oil works

Gös­sä­ter stoneworks

Hun­ne­berg dole­ri­te quarry*

Pla­tå­ber­gens Geopark

An Une­sco Glo­bal Geopark