Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlCr Ore Associated With A Basic - Ultrabasic Sill-Like Intrusion Within The Contact Between The Massif And Schist. Chromite Enriched Horizon Appears At A Distance Of 50 - 200 M. From The Base Of The Formation And The Surrounding Serpentinites And Talc-Carbonates
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueChlorite, Dolomite, Serpentine, Talc
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Pudasjarvi Granite;Karelian Schist
StructurePudasjarvi Migmatite Granite Massif
Tectonic settingPrec Baltic Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10039369
MRDS IDM047031
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.78189, 24.71992
References
MINING MAGAZINE, 12/78 , FINLAND; MEETING THE CHALLENGE: MINING MAGAZINE, P. 565 - 585DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--CHROMITE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-B, 41 P.