Geoheritage of the Monchegorsk Igneous Layered Paleoproterozoic Intrusion (Kola Peninsula, Arctic Russia): Evaluation and Geotourism Opportunities

• Published in: Heritage
• Main Authors: Miłosz Huber, Galina Zhigunova, Maria Menshakova, Olga Iakovleva, Maria Karimova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: geoheritage; historical mining objects; Monchegorsk; Murmansk District; Arctic Russia; touristic values; Archaeology; CC1-960; Arctic; Kola Peninsula; Murmansk; Nyud; Nittis; Kirkenes; kola peninsula
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage4040198; https://doaj.org/article/97fa2258852d49eaa762eba7b9a8f068

Monchegorsk is an intrusion complex of basic and ultrabasic rocks of the Paleoproterozoic age. This complex formed during active magmatic mobility that took place in NE Scandinavia 2.5 Ga years ago. These were the subject of intensive exploration and exploitation at the beginning of the 20th century...