The Tornio layered intrusion - a recently discovered intrusion with chromitite horizons in Northern Finland

• Published in: Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland
• Main Authors: K. Söderholm, O. Inkinen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of Finland 1982
• Subjects: Geology; QE1-996.5; Tornio; Northern Finland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17741/bgsf/54.1-2.002; https://doaj.org/article/347a953a73c54ef3b862ce77c74961d7

In the 1960's chromite boulders were found in the area between the Kemi chromium mine and the town of Tornio. In 1979 after many years of prospecting a layered intrusion with thin chromitite layers was found northeast of the town of Tornio. The stratified sill-like intrusion is situated between...