Jormua [SEP] located next to body of water
Jormua
Jormua is a very old village ashore the lake of Oulujärvi in the town of Kajaani, Finland. The village has a population of about 750. The Jormua Ophiolite is named after the village.
Jormua Ophiolite
The Jormua Ophiolite () is a remnant of ancient oceanic lithosphere near the village of Jormua close to the geographical centre of Finland. The rocks of the Jormua Ophiolite formed about 1,950 million years ago in the Paleoproteozoic Era. The conditions under which the ocean crust rocks of Jormua formed was likely similar to present-day Red Sea. Thus, a linear sea of this type is thought to have existed between two continental landmasses in Finland. At some point this sea closed and the ophiolite was obducted.
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