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A contribution to IUGS/IAGC Global Geochemical Baselines

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Geochemical Atlas of Europe. Part 1 - Background Information, Methodology, and Maps

Salminen R. (Chief-editor)1, Batista M.J.2, Bidovec M.3, Demetriades A.4, De Vivo B.5, De Vos W.6,Duris M.7, Gilucis A8, Gregorauskiene V.9, Halamic J.10, Heitzmann P.12, Lima A5., Jordan G.13, Klaver G.15, Klein P.16, Lis J.17, Locutura J.18, Marsina K.19, Mazreku A.20, O'Connor P.J.21, Olsson S.Å.22, Ottesen R..-T.11, Petersell V.14, Plant J.A.23, Reeder S.23, Salpeteur I.24, Sandström H.1, Siewers U.25, Steenfelt A.26, Tarvainen T.1

1Geological Survey of Finland
2Geological Survey of Portugal
3Geological Survey of Slovenia
4Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration, Greece
5University of Napoli "Federico II", Italy
6Geological Survey of Belgium
7Czech Geological Survey, Czech Republic
8State Geological Survey of Latvia
9Geological Survey of Lithuania
10Institute of Geology, Croatia
11Geological Survey of Norway
12Swiss National Hydrological and Geological Survey, Switzerland
13Hungarian Geological Institute, Hungary
14Geological Survey of Estonia
15TNO-NITG, The Netherlands
16Geological Survey of Austria
17Polish Geological Institute, Poland
18Geological Survey of Spain
19Geological Survey of Slovak Republic
20Center of Civil Geology, Albania
21Geological Survey of Ireland
22Geological Survey of Sweden
23British Geological Survey, United Kingdom
24Geological Survey of France
25Bundesanstalt fûr Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Germany
26Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark;

Contents

Abstract

Reijo Salminen

Foreword

Arthur Darnley

INTRODUCTORY TEXT CHAPTERS

INTRODUCTION

R. Salminen and A. Demetriades
General Background
Sampling Media
Organisation and Time Frame of the Programme
References

THE GEOLOGICAL AND TECTONIC FRAMEWORK OF EUROPE

J.A. Plant, A. Whittaker, A. Demetriades, K. Marsina, and B. De Vivo
Overview of the Geological and Tectonic structure of Europe
Precambrian Europe
The Laurentian Shield
The Baltic Shield
The Kola-Karelian Orogen
The Sveco-Fennian Orogen
The Gothian Orogen
The Sveco-Norwegian Orogen
The Cadomian Orogen
The Caledonian Orogen
The Variscan Orogen
The Mesozoic Development of Europe
The Alpine Orogen
Caenozoic Volcanic Activity
Caenozoic volcanism in the Carpatho-Pannonian region Caenozoic volcanism of the European Rift System Tertiary British volcanic province Seismic and volcanic activity in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Italy and Greece Caenozoic volcanism in Italy Caenozoic volcanism in Greece
Superficial Deposits
Acknowledgements
References

METALLOGENIC MINERAL PROVINCES AND WORLD CLASS ORE DEPOSITS IN EUROPE.

W. De Vos, M. J. Batista, A. Demetriades, M. Duris, J. Lexa, J. Lis, K. Marsina, and P.J. O'Connor
Introduction
Large Ore Deposits of Iron, Copper and Nickel in the Baltic Shield
Polymetallic Deposits and Lead-Zinc Deposits in the Palaeozoic of Europe
Erzgebirge
Irish Base Metal Deposits (Zinc and Lead)
Silesian-Cracowian Zn-Pb Deposits of the Mississippi Valley Type (MVT)
Zn-Pb Deposits in Southwestern Sardinia
The Kupferschiefer in Poland
The Iberian Pyrite Belt
Antimony-Gold Deposits and Complex Sulphide-Siderite Ore Deposits in the Palaeozoic
Western Carpathians
Tertiary Carbonate Hosted Deposits
Volcanic hosted precious and base metal deposits of the western Carpathians
References and Further Reading

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TERTIARY QUATERNARY LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION FOCUSING ON PALEODRAINAGE SETTLEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN SHIELD.

I. Salpeteur, J. Locutura, and J. Tyráček
Introduction
Central Western Europe
Central Eastern Europe
Iberian Peninsula
Acknowledgements
References

HUMAN IMPACTS

P.J. O'Connor
Prehistoric Man
Population Growth
Land Use
Agriculture
Urbanisation
Industry
Energy Consumption
References and Bibliography

METHODOLOGY

SAMPLING

R. Salminen, M.J. Batista, A. Demetriades, J. Lis, and T. Tarvainen,
Sampling Strategy
GTN grid cells
Selecting sample sites
Duplicate sampling
Sample identifiers
Photographs
Sampling
Stream water
Stream water sampling procedure
Stream sediment
Stream sediment sampling procedure
Sampling using wet sieving
Sampling using dry sieving
Floodplain sediments
Floodplain sediment sampling procedure
Humus and residual soil samples
Humus sampling procedure
Residual soil sampling procedure
References

SAMPLE PREPARATION AND ANALYSIS

H. Sandström, S. Reeder, A. Bartha, M. Birke, F. Berge , B. Davidsen, A. Grimstvedt, M-L. Hagel-Brunnström, W. Kantor, E. Kallio, G. Klaver, P. Lucivjansky, D. Mackovych, H. Mjartanova, B. van Os, P. Paslawski, E. Popiolek, U. Siewers, Zs. Varga-Barna, E. van Vilsteren, and M. Ødegård

Introduction
Analytical requirements
Participating laboratories and analytical techniques
Quality Assurance and Control
Sample Preparation
Stream sediments
Floodplain sediments
Soils
Humus
Analytical Methods
Stream waters
Determination of anions
Determination of dissolved organic carbon
Determination of major cations, metals and other inorganic elements
Determination of mercury
Selection of stream water data
Stream and floodplain sediments
Determination of TOC
Determination of mercury
Total multielement determination by XRF
Total multielement determination by ICP-MS
Acid leachable multielement determination by ICP-AES
Selection of stream sediment data
Top and subsoils
Determination of TOC
Determination of granulometry
Determination of mercury
Total Multielement determination by XRF
Total Multielement determination by ICP-MS
Acid leachable multielement determination by ICP-AES
Selection of soil data
Humus
Determination of mercury
Total multielement determination by ICP-MS
Selection of humus data
References

DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND MAP PRODUCTION

T. Tarvainen, S. Reeder, and S. Albanese
Introduction
Database Structure
Selection of the Most Appropriate Analytical Data
Procedure for Handling Data Below the Analytical Limit of Detection
Basic Tables
Map Production
Photograph Archive
References

ELEMENT MAPS

Ag - Silver
Al - Aluminium
As - Arsenic
B - Boron
Ba - Barium
Be - Beryllium
Bi - Bismuth
Br - Bromide
Ca - Calcium
Cd - Cadmium
Ce - Cerium
Cl- - Chloride
Co - Cobalt
Cr - Chromium
Cs - Caesium
Cu - Copper
DOC - Dissolved organic carbon
Dy - Dysprosium
EC - Electric conductivity
Er - Erbium
Eu - Europium
F - Fluorine
Fe - Iron
Ga - Gallium
Gd - Gadolinium
Ge - Germanium
Grain size .002
Grain size .06
Grain size D50%
Grain sort index
HCO3- - Bicarbonate
Hf - Hafnium
Hg - Mercury
Ho - Holmium
I - Iodine
In - Indium
K - Potassium
La - Lanthanum
Li - Lithium
Lu - Lutetium
Mg - Magnesium
Mn - Manganese
Mo - Molybdenum
Na - Sodium
Nb - Niobium
Nd - Neodymium
Ni - Nickel
NO3- - Nitrate
P - Phosphorus
Pb - Lead
pH - Acidity
Pr - Praseodymium
Rb - Rubidium
S - SO42- - Sulphur and sulphate
Sb - Antimony
Sc - Scandium
Se - Selenium
Si - Silicon
Sm - Samarium
Sn - Tin
Sr - Strontium
Ta - Tantalum
Tb - Terbium
Te - Tellurium
Th - Thorium
Ti - Titanium
Tl - Thallium
Tm - Thulium
TOC - Total organic carbon
U - Uranium
V - Vanadium
W - Tungsten
Y - Yttrium
Yb - Ytterbium
Zn - Zinc
Zr - Zirconium

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