Foundations of the theory of magmatic ore formation in works by M. N. Godlevsky and their modern development

Abstract

On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Nikolayevich Godlevsky, an outstanding geologist and researcher of magmatic sulfide deposits, a book about the life of this remarkable man “From the depths of the Norilsk ores. Mikhail Godlevsky” is being prepared at the Central Research Geological Prospecting Institute for Base and Precious Metals, where he worked in 1961-1984. The material published below is based on the article “The theory of magmatic ore formation in works by M. N. Godlevsky and its modern aspects” from the anniversary edition and contains minor editorial changes. The article considers the principal theoretical provisions of the magmatic genesis of the Norilsk platinum-copper-nickel deposits, that were developed by M. N. Godlevsky in his works. Particular attention is paid to his still unpublished doctoral dissertation that covers all aspects of the genesis of the unique Norilsk ores: from the formation conditions of the ore-bearing magmas in the northwest Siberian Platform and their crystallization in the upper zones of the earth's crust, to the formation of disseminated and veined ores of the Norilsk 1 and Zub-Marksheiderskoe deposits. Modern views are presented on the origin of ore deposits of the Norilsk region, which were characterized in the works by M. N. Godlevsky.