Layered mafic-ultramafic intrusions of Fennoscandia: Europe's treasure chest of magmatic metal deposits

Maier, Wolfgang ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8654-6658 and Hanski, Eero J. 2017. Layered mafic-ultramafic intrusions of Fennoscandia: Europe's treasure chest of magmatic metal deposits. Elements 13 (6) , pp. 415-420. 10.2138/gselements.13.6.415

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Abstract

Northeastern Fennoscandia hosts a rich diversity of mafic-ultramafic intrusions of variable shape and size, emplaced in different tectonic regimes over a period spanning ca. 600 million years (from 1.88 – 2.5 Ga). Several of the bodies contain world-class ore deposits, notably the Kemi Cr deposit and the Pechenga Ni deposits. Other deposits include Ni and Cu at Kevitsa, Kotalahti and Sakatti, V at Koillismaa, and platinum-group elements at Portimo and Penikat. These deposits constitute important resources to shield Europe from potential future supply shortages of key industrial metals.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Earth and Environmental Sciences
Publisher:	Mineralogical Society of America
ISSN:	1811-5217
Funders:	Academy of Finland
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 January 2018
Date of Acceptance:	11 November 2017
Last Modified:	03 Dec 2024 21:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/108125

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