Minerals of Finland

Minerals of Finland
ISBN-10
012410438X
ISBN-13
9780124104389
Category
Science
Pages
802
Language
English
Published
2015-06-01
Publisher
Elsevier Science Limited
Authors
Wolfgang Derek Maier, Raimo Lahtinen, Hugh O'Brien

Description

Mineral Deposits of Finland is the only up-to-date and inclusive reference available that fully captures the scope of Finland's mineral deposits and their economic potential. Finland hosts Europe's most mature rocks and large cratonic blocks, analogous to western Australia and Southern Africa, which are the most mineralized terrains on Earth. Authored by the world's premier experts on Finnish mineral exploration and mining, Mineral Deposits of Finland offers a thorough summary of the mineral deposits and their petrogenesis, helping readers to map, explore, and identify Finland's renewed potential for mineral exploration and extraction. Presents a thoroughly inclusive catalogue of Finland's mineral deposits and their economic potential Features full-color figures, illustrations, working examples and photographs to aid the reader in retaining key concepts to underscore major advances in the exploration of Finland's mineral resources Offers concise chapter summaries authored by leaders in geological research, which provide accessible overviews of deposit classes

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