VANADIUM IN METAMORPHIC COMPLEXES OF THE PRECAMBRIAN (THE KOLA REGION): BRIEF REVIEW

Abstract

The article provides a brief overview of the prevalence and industrial potential of vanadium in the Arctic zone of Russia in the Kola region. The occurrences and deposits of vanadium localized within the Pechenga-Imandra-Varzuga (PIV) Paleoproterozoic rift complex are considered. The most valuable and promising for the vanadium extraction are ultrabasic intrusive rocks containing complex Fe-Ti-V ores (Kolvitsky massif, Imandrovsky lopolite, etc.). Vanadium mineralization occurs sporadically throughout the entire PIV structure.