Petrography, lithology, geochemistry and geochronology of the Takanen greenstone belt, eastern Finland

• Main Author: Karampelas, Nikolaos
• Other Authors: Helsingin yliopisto, Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Helsingfors universitet, Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2022
• Subjects: Archean; greenstone belts; absolute age; Karelia; U-Pb zircon dating; komatiites; Ni - exploration; Geologian ja geofysiikan maisteriohjelma; Master's Programme in Geology and Geophysics; Magisterprogrammet i geologi och geofysik; Petrologia ja taloudellinen geologia; Petrology and Economic Geology; Berggrundsgeologi och ekonomisk geologi; Takanen; Fennoscandian; karelia*; karelian
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/341964

Archean cratons hold information of the early crustal development of the Earth, in conditions much different than the ones that exist today. Archean cratons consist of felsic plutonic rocks and greenstone belts. These belts are a useful tool for the understanding of the development of the early geol...