A natural laboratory for critical metals investigations in the Mourne Mountains granites

Kathryn Moore; N.R. Moles; Paul Lusty

A natural laboratory for critical metals investigations in the Mourne Mountains granites

Kathryn Moore, N.R. Moles, Paul Lusty

University of Brighton

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

Certain metals that are vital for many modern technologies occur naturally in the MourneMountains Complex of County Down, Northern Ireland. These include niobium, tantalumand the rare earth elements. Using the Tellus geochemistry data and the results ofmore detailed sampling, we have investigated their geological sources in granite bedrockand their dispersion in stream sediments. From this research, an exploration methodologyhas emerged that can assist in the search for critical metals globally. Planned follow-onstudies include investigations of the environmental fate of these metals and the potentiallytoxic elements with which they are naturally associated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Unearthed: impacts of the Tellus surveys of the north of Ireland
Editors	M.E. Young
Place of Publication	Dublin, Ireland
Publisher	Royal Irish Academy
Pages	119-128
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781908996879
Publication status	Published - 5 Oct 2016

Keywords

critical metals
rare earth elements
granite-associated mineralisation
mineral exploration
Tellus survey
Mourne Mountains
Northern Ireland

Access to Document

http://www.ria.ieLicence: Unspecified

Cite this

@inbook{a12f3d960ef143e6b8923293a3c1a1f0,

title = "A natural laboratory for critical metals investigations in the Mourne Mountains granites",

abstract = "Certain metals that are vital for many modern technologies occur naturally in the MourneMountains Complex of County Down, Northern Ireland. These include niobium, tantalumand the rare earth elements. Using the Tellus geochemistry data and the results ofmore detailed sampling, we have investigated their geological sources in granite bedrockand their dispersion in stream sediments. From this research, an exploration methodologyhas emerged that can assist in the search for critical metals globally. Planned follow-onstudies include investigations of the environmental fate of these metals and the potentiallytoxic elements with which they are naturally associated.",

keywords = "critical metals, rare earth elements, granite-associated mineralisation, mineral exploration, Tellus survey, Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland",

author = "Kathryn Moore and N.R. Moles and Paul Lusty",

year = "2016",

month = oct,

day = "5",

language = "English",

isbn = "9781908996879",

pages = "119--128",

editor = "M.E. Young",

booktitle = "Unearthed: impacts of the Tellus surveys of the north of Ireland",

publisher = "Royal Irish Academy",

}

A natural laboratory for critical metals investigations in the Mourne Mountains granites. / Moore, Kathryn; Moles, N.R.; Lusty, Paul.
Unearthed: impacts of the Tellus surveys of the north of Ireland. ed. / M.E. Young. Dublin, Ireland: Royal Irish Academy, 2016. p. 119-128.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review

TY - CHAP

T1 - A natural laboratory for critical metals investigations in the Mourne Mountains granites

AU - Moore, Kathryn

AU - Moles, N.R.

AU - Lusty, Paul

PY - 2016/10/5

Y1 - 2016/10/5

N2 - Certain metals that are vital for many modern technologies occur naturally in the MourneMountains Complex of County Down, Northern Ireland. These include niobium, tantalumand the rare earth elements. Using the Tellus geochemistry data and the results ofmore detailed sampling, we have investigated their geological sources in granite bedrockand their dispersion in stream sediments. From this research, an exploration methodologyhas emerged that can assist in the search for critical metals globally. Planned follow-onstudies include investigations of the environmental fate of these metals and the potentiallytoxic elements with which they are naturally associated.

AB - Certain metals that are vital for many modern technologies occur naturally in the MourneMountains Complex of County Down, Northern Ireland. These include niobium, tantalumand the rare earth elements. Using the Tellus geochemistry data and the results ofmore detailed sampling, we have investigated their geological sources in granite bedrockand their dispersion in stream sediments. From this research, an exploration methodologyhas emerged that can assist in the search for critical metals globally. Planned follow-onstudies include investigations of the environmental fate of these metals and the potentiallytoxic elements with which they are naturally associated.

KW - critical metals

KW - rare earth elements

KW - granite-associated mineralisation

KW - mineral exploration

KW - Tellus survey

KW - Mourne Mountains

KW - Northern Ireland

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9781908996879

SP - 119

EP - 128

BT - Unearthed: impacts of the Tellus surveys of the north of Ireland

A2 - Young, M.E.

PB - Royal Irish Academy

CY - Dublin, Ireland

ER -

A natural laboratory for critical metals investigations in the Mourne Mountains granites

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this