Open AccessIndustrial minerals of the Fennoscandian Shield and their contribution to progress in the mineral-raw materials balance of global economy
Author(s) -
Vladimir Shchiptsov
Publication year - 2019
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.17076/tm13_3
Subject(s) - shield , mineral , mineral resource classification , geology , earth science , balance (ability) , geochemistry , crust , earth (classical element) , natural resource economics , mining engineering , petrology , economics , chemistry , medicine , physics , mathematical physics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , organic chemistry
The Fennoscandian Shield is a megastructure, which has actively evolved since the early stages of earth crust formation (> 3.5 Ga) and a sequence of geological regimes during subsequent geological evolution paralleled by the formation of various types of industrial mineral deposits. The paper shows the important role of the shield’s industrial minerals in the exploitation of global useful mineral deposits played for decades. The industrial mineral potential and its dependence on socio-economic conditions, environmental requirements and market demand are described.