Rocks and ore of PGE-bearing Vuruchuaivench massif (Kola Peninsula, Russia)

• Published in: Geology, Geophysics & Environment
• Main Author: Pakhalko, Aleksey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGH University of Science and Technology 2015
• Subjects: Monchegorsk pluton; Platinum group elements; propylites; Rb-Sr isotopic system; Platinum group minerals; Kola Peninsula; Monchegorsk; kola peninsula
• Online Access: https://journals.agh.edu.pl/geol/article/view/1422; https://doi.org/10.7494/geol.2015.41.1.118

The Vuruchuaivench massif is part of the Monchegorsk pluton and located in center of Kola Peninsula. The massif is known for its PGE mineralization with an average of 2-2.5 ppm PGE, samples containing 19 ppm are also found. Main rocks of massif – metasomatized gabbronorites and anortosites. Presence...