Europe's rare earth element resource potential: An overview of REE metallogenetic provinces and their geodynamic setting
International audience Security of supply of a number of raw materials is of concern for the European Union; foremost among these are the rare earth elements (REE), which are used in a range of modern technologies. A number of research projects, including the EURARE and ASTER projects, have been fun...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-01685630v1 2023-05-15T16:13:04+02:00 Europe's rare earth element resource potential: An overview of REE metallogenetic provinces and their geodynamic setting Goodenough, K. Schilling, J. Jonsson, E. Kalvig, P. Charles, Nicolas Tuduri, Johann Deady, A. Sadeghi, M. Schiellerup, H. Müller, A. Bertrand, Guillaume Arvanitidis, N. Eliopoulos, D.G. Shaw, R.A. Thrane, K. Keulen, N. British Geological Survey (BGS) Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM) University of Oslo (UiO) Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME) IGME 2016-01 https://hal-brgm.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01685630 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.019 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.019 hal-01685630 https://hal-brgm.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01685630 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.019 ISSN: 0169-1368 Ore Geology Reviews https://hal-brgm.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01685630 Ore Geology Reviews, Elsevier, 2016, 72, pp.838 - 856. ⟨10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.019⟩ [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2016 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.019 2022-08-10T06:36:58Z International audience Security of supply of a number of raw materials is of concern for the European Union; foremost among these are the rare earth elements (REE), which are used in a range of modern technologies. A number of research projects, including the EURARE and ASTER projects, have been funded in Europe to investigate various steps along the REE supply chain. This paper addresses the initial part of that supply chain, namely the potential geological resources of the REE in Europe. Although the REE are not currently mined in Europe, potential resources are known to be widespread, and many are being explored. The most important European resources are associated with alkaline igneous rocks and carbonatites, although REE deposits are also known from a range of other settings. Within Europe, a number of REE metallogenetic belts can be identified on the basis of age, tectonic setting, lithological association and known REE enrichments. This paper reviews those metallogenetic belts and sets them in their geodynamic context. The most well-known of the REE belts are of Precambrian to Palaeozoic age and occur in Greenland and the Fennoscandian Shield. Of particular importance for their REE potential are the Gardar Province of SW Greenland, the Svecofennian Belt and subsequent Mesoproterozoic rifts in Sweden, and the carbonatites of the Central Iapetus Magmatic Province. However, several zones with significant potential for REE deposits are also identified in central, southern and eastern Europe, including examples in the Bohemian Massif, the Iberian Massif, and the Carpathians. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fennoscandian Greenland Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Greenland Ore Geology Reviews 72 838 856 |
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International audience Security of supply of a number of raw materials is of concern for the European Union; foremost among these are the rare earth elements (REE), which are used in a range of modern technologies. A number of research projects, including the EURARE and ASTER projects, have been funded in Europe to investigate various steps along the REE supply chain. This paper addresses the initial part of that supply chain, namely the potential geological resources of the REE in Europe. Although the REE are not currently mined in Europe, potential resources are known to be widespread, and many are being explored. The most important European resources are associated with alkaline igneous rocks and carbonatites, although REE deposits are also known from a range of other settings. Within Europe, a number of REE metallogenetic belts can be identified on the basis of age, tectonic setting, lithological association and known REE enrichments. This paper reviews those metallogenetic belts and sets them in their geodynamic context. The most well-known of the REE belts are of Precambrian to Palaeozoic age and occur in Greenland and the Fennoscandian Shield. Of particular importance for their REE potential are the Gardar Province of SW Greenland, the Svecofennian Belt and subsequent Mesoproterozoic rifts in Sweden, and the carbonatites of the Central Iapetus Magmatic Province. However, several zones with significant potential for REE deposits are also identified in central, southern and eastern Europe, including examples in the Bohemian Massif, the Iberian Massif, and the Carpathians. |
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British Geological Survey (BGS) Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM) University of Oslo (UiO) Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration (IGME) IGME |
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Goodenough, K. Schilling, J. Jonsson, E. Kalvig, P. Charles, Nicolas Tuduri, Johann Deady, A. Sadeghi, M. Schiellerup, H. Müller, A. Bertrand, Guillaume Arvanitidis, N. Eliopoulos, D.G. Shaw, R.A. Thrane, K. Keulen, N. |
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Europe's rare earth element resource potential: An overview of REE metallogenetic provinces and their geodynamic setting |
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Europe's rare earth element resource potential: An overview of REE metallogenetic provinces and their geodynamic setting |
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