Flo, Sweden Explained

Official Name:Flo Parish
Native Name:Flo socken
Settlement Type:Parish (socken)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:64.08
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:434

Flo (Swedish: Flo socken) is a historic parish (socken) in the Swedish province of Västergötland. Since 1971 it has been a part of Grästorp Municipality.

Geology

Flo parish is the namesake for the Floian stage, which is the second stage of the Lower Ordovician.[1] The base of the Floian is defined at the Diabasbrottet quarry type section (GSSP) 5 km to the northwest of Flo. The base is defined in the quarry as the lowest stratigraphic occurrence of the graptolite species Tetragraptus approximatus.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GSSP Table - Paleozoic Era. Geologic TimeScale Foundation. 24 November 2012.
  2. Bergström. Stig M.. Anita Löfgren . Jörg Maletz . The GSSP of the Second (Upper) Stage of the Lower Ordovician Series: Diabasbrottet at Hunneberg, Province of Västergötland, Southwestern Sweden. Episodes. 2004. 27. 4. 265–272. 20 September 2012.