Description
G.S. Of Finland
Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCopper, Platinum, Palladium, Silver, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model11: Komatiitic Ni-Cu
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Cubanite, Gersdorffite, Graphite, Hessite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Niccolite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite, Sphalerite
GangueAntigorite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Talc
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite · Hitura Body
Associated rockDunite
StructureKotalahti Nickel Belt
Tectonic settingLinear Belt In The Prec Shield
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1970
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10079607
MRDS IDW029646
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.84852, 25.05302
References
B.G.R., FEBR. 1977: ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE, ROHSTOFFE ZUR STAHLVEREDLUNG IN FINNLAND, NORWEGEN, SCHWEDENHAKLI ET AL., 1975, SEG PLATINUM SYMPOSIUM, DENVER, COLO., P. 12.PAPUNEN, 1970, ANN. ACAD. SCI. FENNILAE, SER. A., II, 109, 74 P.KAHMA, 1973, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FINLAND, BULL 265, 28 P.HAKLI, HANNINEN, VUORELAINEN, PAPUNEN, 1976, MINERALSATION IN THE HITURA NICKEL DEPOSIT, FINLAND: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 7, NO. 7.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--NICKEL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-D, 62 P.BGR, 1977; DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1985