Study of the layered Lukkulaisvaara massif (in Olangskaya group of intrusions in the North Karelia) has shown the important role of supplementary phases of magmatic intrusions for the forming of platinum group metals (PGM) mineralization. Injection and crystallization of new portions of magma are connected with the formation of depression structures inside the intrusion, and they are somehow similar to structures of the «pot-hole» type. There is a return to high-temperature olivine-bearing cu- mulative associations in the basic part of the intrusion section. Formation of the PGM mineralization was accompanied by crystallization of secondary minerals in the wide range of temperature and pressure. For the insightful investigation of all these questions, the geochemical study had been carried out at the «Nadezhda» area and it provided new data on distribution of isotopes (Rb-Sr, Pb-Pb, Sm-Nd) in rocks of the massif.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18-45
Number of pages28
JournalZapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva
Volume146
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

    Scopus subject areas

  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Geology
  • Economic Geology
  • Materials Chemistry

    Research areas

  • Gabbro-norites, Geochemical characteristics, Isotopic data (Rb-Sr, Pb-Pb, Sm-Nd), Karelia, Lukkulaisvaara massif, PGM mineralization, Post-magmatic alterations

ID: 52350109