Fluid-rock reactions in the carbonatites of the Grønnedal-Íka alkaline complex, South Greenland

• Main Author: Ranta, Eemu
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, Geotieteiden ja maantieteen laitos, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and Geography, Helsingfors universitet, Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Institutionen för geovetenskaper och geografi
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingfors universitet 2017
• Subjects: Geology; Geologia; Geologi; Greenland; Grønnedal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/229062

Out of all igneous rocks, carbonatites are perhaps the ones most sensitive to changing chemical environments and P-T conditions. As a result, their primary chemical and textural characteristics are more often than not altered by secondary processes. Discerning between the two is essential in order t...