The rock type in ths area has inclusions of quartz, feldspar and
mica [glimmer]. It developed 1200-1600 million years ago. The white
minerals were until quite recently extracted as an important
ingredient for the porcelain industry. Here, these rocks come to
the surface and are rounded into the shapes more familiar from the
granite eroded by glacial action. On a sunny day it can almost look
like snow.
In the immediate area there are several pools and strange-shaped
ponds, evidence of old workings now filled with water. This
particular pool is fenced off. We ignored this and sat by the pool
in the evening sun, watching andlistening to the many dragonflies
whirring around like small Chinook helicopters.
This location would make a pleasant point to pause after
"Porcelain: the hole story"
(GCQ72R) or "As Høyås it gets"
(GCPHPF). The sample-holder cache has some nice new small swag
items.
In winter, the many tracks here and around can be skied - they
connect into the lit tracks around the TV transmitter tower that
one can see a few hundred meters away. But then, you wouldn't see
the shining white minerals.