Siberian Traps and Pt-Cu-Ni Deposits in the Noril’sk Area

• Main Author: Krivolutskaya, Nadezhda A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geochemistry.; Mineralogy.; Earth Sciences.

This book addresses fundamental problems in the evolution of magmatic and ore-forming processes in the Noril’sk area of northern Central Siberia. Based on data on the geology and geochemistry of rocks, obtained by the author in the course of fieldworks and new analytical studies (applying XRF, ICP-M...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Formulation of the problem and its urgency
• Overview of the Geology of the Noril’sk Area and Problems Concerning the Genesis of its Ores
• Specifics of the Tuff-Lava Sequence: Geological and Geochemical Evidence
• Intrusive Rocks
• Composition of the Parental Melts for the Intrusions
• Relations Between the Lavas and Ore-Bearing Massifs
• Basic-Ultrabasic Intrusions in the Kola-Karelia Area
• Assimilation of Host Rocks by Basic Magma
• Conclusion: Interpretations of the results: possible magma sources and ore-forming processes.-Appendices.