PUBLICATIONS
Advancing knowledge in exploration
We proudly participate in research to develop the field of mineral exploration. Here, you can explore a selection of our research contributions in exploration techniques, geological sciences, processing, and materials.
The occurrence of microplastics in sediments of Baltic Sea over time
Lehto, E., (2024). Master’s Thesis, University of Turku, Finland.
Extent and survival of zoned pyroxene within intrusions hosting magmatic sulfides: Implications for zoned pyroxene as a prospectivity indicator
Schoneveld, L., Barnes, S.J., Luolavirta, K., Hu, S., Verrall, M., Le Vaillant., M., (2024). Mineralium Deposita, 60, 533–549.
Mapping the gold alteration zone of Suurikuusikko using infrared hyperspectral measurements
Soukka, R., (2024). Master’s Thesis, University of Oulu, Finland.
The Effect of Hydrodynamic Conditions on the Selective Flotation of Fully Liberated Low Grade Copper-Nickel Ore.
Kumar, H., Luolavirta, K., Akram, S.U., Mehmood, H., Luukkanen, S., (2021). Minerals, 11(3):328.
Applied surficial geochemical and geophysical methods in spodumene pegmatite exploration in the Kaustinen region.
Laaksonen, V. (2021). Master’s Thesis, University of Oulu, Finland. (in Finnish)
Svecofennian granitic magmatism in the Salo area, SW Finland − in situ U−Pb age determinations on zircon and monazite.
Penttinen, H., (2019). Master’s Thesis, University of Turku, Finland, 90 p.
In-situ strontium and sulfur isotope investigation of the Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide ore-bearing Kevitsa intrusion, northern Finland.
Luolavirta, K., Hanski, E., Maier, W., Santaguida, F., (2018). Mineralium Deposita, 53, 1019–1038.
Characterization and origin of dunitic rocks in the Ni-Cu ore-bearing Kevitsa intrusion, northern Finland: whole rock and mineral chemical constraints.
Luolavirta, K., Hanski, E., Maier, W., Santaguida, F., (2018). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 90, 5–32.
Whole-rock and mineral compositional constraints on the magmatic evolution of the Ni-Cu-(PGE) sulfide ore-bearing Kevitsa intrusion, northern Finland.
Luolavirta, K., Hanski, E., Maier, W., Santaguida, F., (2018) Lithos, 296–299, 37–53.
Magmatic evolution of the Kevitsa igneous complex, northern Finland, and its relation to the associated Ni-Cu-(PGE) mineralization.
Luolavirta, K., (2018). Doctoral Thesis, University of Oulu, Finland. RES TERRAE Ser. A, No. 37, Oulu, 62 p.