General geology, alteration, and iron deposits in the Palaeo-proterozoic Misi region, northern Finland

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 69-92

  Niiranen, Tero ^a   Hanski, Eero ^b   Eilu, Pasi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alteration; Finland; Gabbros; Geochemistry; Iron ores; Lapland Province; Metasedimentary rocks; Metavolcanic rocks; Misi; Paleoproterozoic; Skarn

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GABBRO; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON ORE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; MINERAL ALTERATION; PROTEROZOIC; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; LAPPI; NORTHERN EUROPE; PERAPOHJA BELT; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0742305252     PISSN: 03675211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17741/bgsf/75.1-2.005     Document Type: Article

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