Geoscience for Society. 125th Anniversary Volume

360 Pages·2010·51.77 MB·English

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ISBN 978-952-217-136-8 (hardcover) Geoscience for Society
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ISSN 0782-8535 125th Anniversary Volume
Edited by Keijo Nenonen and Pekka A. Nurmi
Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper 48
Introduction to GTK projects in Mozambique 2002–2007
Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper 49
Geoscience for Society
125th Anniversary Volume
Edited by
Keijo Nenonen and Pekka A. Nurmi
Geological Survey of Finland
Espoo 2011
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Yrjö Pekkala, Tapio Lehto & Matti I. Lehtonen
Front cover:
Barite crystals (BaSO) from Korsnäs lead mine in western Finland
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CONTENTS
Preface ...........................................................................................................................................7
Keijo Nenonen and Pekka A. Nurmi
1 Research promoting sustainable use of raw materials ........................................................11
Introduction .................................................................................................................................12
Pekka A. Nurmi
Metallic mineral resources of Fennoscandia ...............................................................................13
Pasi Eilu
Tectonic and metallogenic evolution of the Fennoscandian shield: key questions
with emphasis on Finland ............................................................................................................23
Raimo Lahtinen, Pentti Hölttä, Asko Kontinen, Tero Niiranen, Mikko Nironen,
Kerstin Saalmann and Peter Sorjonen-Ward
Isotope geology and Fennoscandian lithosphere evolution .........................................................35
Hannu Huhma, Hugh O’Brien, Yann Lahaye and Irmeli Mänttäri
Reflection seismics in exploration for mineral deposits: initial results from the
HIRE project ................................................................................................................................49
Ilmo T. Kukkonen, Pekka Heikkinen, Suvi Heinonen, Jukka Laitinen and HIRE
Working Group
New down-hole geophysical techniques in exploration of deep ore deposits .............................59
Jarkko Jokinen, Arto Korpisalo and Hannu Hongisto
Modelling the gold potential of Central Lapland, Northern Finland ...........................................71
Vesa Nykänen, Tuomo Karinen, Tero Niiranen and Ilkka Lahti
Evaluation and modelling of natural stone rock quality using ground penetrating
radar (GPR) .................................................................................................................................83
Hannu Luodes and Heikki Sutinen
Geochemistry in the characterisation and management of environmental impacts
of sulfide mine sites .....................................................................................................................91
Päivi M. Kauppila, Tommi Kauppila, Jari Mäkinen, Susanna Kihlman and
Marja Liisa Räisänen
New mineral processing applications at GTK ...........................................................................103
Saija Luukkanen, Reijo Kalapudas, Väinö Hintikka, Raisa Neitola and Tero Korhonen
Geological resource accounting and associated research ..........................................................115
Saku Vuori, Soile Aatos and Mari Tuusjärvi
The importance of geological natural resources to the economy of Finland ............................121
Olavi Holmijoki
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2 Research for the energy sector ............................................................................................129
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................130
Keijo Nenonen
Geological and geophysical investigations in the selection and characterization of the
disposal site for high-level nuclear waste in Finland ................................................................131
Seppo Paulamäki, Markku Paananen, Aimo Kuivamäki and Liisa Wikström
Geological safety aspects of nuclear waste disposal in Finland ................................................145
Lasse Ahonen, Veikko Hakkarainen, Juha Kaija, Aimo Kuivamäki, Antero Lindberg,
Markku Paananen, Seppo Paulamäki and Timo Ruskeeniemi
Energy potential of Finnish peatlands .......................................................................................153
Kimmo Virtanen and Samu Valpola
The sufficiency of peat for energy use on the basis of carbon accumulation ............................163
Markku Mäkilä
Carbon accumulation in pristine and drained mires ..................................................................171
Markku Mäkilä
Geoenergy research and its utilization in Finland .....................................................................179
Jarmo Kallio, Nina Leppäharju, Ilkka Martinkauppi and Maarit Nousiainen
CO capture and geological storage applications in Finland .....................................................187
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Soile Aatos, Lauri Kujanpää and Sebastian Teir
3 Research serving urban needs and land use planning ......................................................195
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................196
Hannu Idman
Opportunities for urban geology in Finland: mapping, databases and data processing
for land use planning and construction ......................................................................................197
Ossi Ikävalko, Jaana Jarva, Jukka Ojalainen, Antti Ojala and Timo Tarvainen
Construction suitability and 3D architecture of fine-grained sedimentary deposits in
southern Finland – examples from Espoo .................................................................................205
Antti E. K. Ojala
Arsenic in the Pirkanmaa region, southern Finland: From identification through to risk
assessment to risk management .................................................................................................213
Timo Ruskeeniemi, Birgitta Backman, Kirsti Loukola-Ruskeeniemi, Jaana Sorvari,
Heli Lehtinen, Eija Schultz, Ritva Mäkelä-Kurtto, Esko Rossi, Kati Vaajasaari and
Ämer Bilaletdin
Geological and geochemical methods in environmental risk assessment in urban areas:
examples from Finland and Russia............................................................................................229
Timo Tarvainen, Jaana Jarva, Johannes Klein, Samrit Luoma and Birgitta Backman
Evaluation of natural geochemical background levels ..............................................................237
Nils Gustavsson, Kirsti Loukola-Ruskeeniemi and Markku Tenhola
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Introduction to GTK projects in Mozambique 2002–2007
Evaluation of the relationship between the natural geological environment and
certain chronic diseases in Finland ............................................................................................247
Anne Kousa, Kirsti Loukola-Ruskeeniemi, Maria Nikkarinen, Aki S. Havulinna,
Marjatta Karvonen, Elena Moltchanova, Jaana Sorvari, Heli Lehtinen, Esko Rossi,
Timo Ruskeeniemi, Birgitta Backman, Ritva Mäkelä-Kurtto, Marjatta Kantola,
Tarja Hatakka and Heimo Savolainen
Use of groundwater flow, contaminant transport and geochemical modelling in
environmental risk assessment of an industrial site at Kokkola, Western Finland ....................263
Soile Backnäs and Gijs van den Dool
Isotope tracing in groundwater applications ..............................................................................279
Nina Kortelainen
Geosciences supporting climate change adaptation in the Baltic Sea region ............................285
Johannes Klein and Philipp Schmidt-Thomé
Geological modelling of the Baltic Sea and marine landscapes ................................................293
Aarno Tapio Kotilainen and Anu Marii Kaskela
Sediment geochemistry and use of the seafloor of the gulf of Finland .....................................305
Henry Vallius
Geological controls on subarctic conifer distribution ...............................................................315
Raimo Sutinen, Paavo Närhi, Maarit Middleton, Mari Kuoppamaa, Vesa Juntunen,
Eija Hyvönen, Pekka Hänninen, Ari Teirilä, Markku Pänttäjä, Seppo Neuvonen,
Osmo Äikää, Matti Piekkari, Mauri Timonen and Marja-Liisa Sutinen
4 Geodata management and database development ............................................................327
Introduction ...............................................................................................................................328
Hannu Idman
The implementation of GTK’s management and distribution system for geoscience data .......329
Niina Ahtonen, Katja Lalli, Esa Kauniskangas and Jouni Vuollo
Bedrock databases – a step toward standardized geological information .................................335
Jouni Vuollo, Jouni Luukas, Mikko Nironen, Niina Ahtonen and Esa Kauniskangas
Collection, management and distribution of data on surficial deposits .....................................345
Jukka-Pekka Palmu
Airborne geophysical data management and interpretation ......................................................349
Meri-Liisa Airo, Heikki Hautaniemi, Juha Ville Korhonen, Maija Kurimo and
Hanna Leväniemi
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Preface
Geoscience for Society
125th Anniversary Volume
Edited by Keijo Nenonen and Pekka A. Nurmi
Geological Survey of Finland, Special Paper 49, 7–9, 2011
PREFACE
Geoscience has a long and glorious history in Finland (Tanskanen 1986,
Haapala 2005). The first geological studies were already performed and
academic dissertations written at the Academy of Turku, the first uni-
versity in Finland founded in 1640. The first Chair in Geology and Min-
eralogy was established at the University of Helsinki in 1852. During
the historical period of the Enlightenment, geoscience received more
emphasis and funding, as it could show direct benefits to society and
its rulers. The beginning of geological survey activities in Finland was
closely connected with the father of Finnish mineralogy, Nils Norden-
skiöld, who operated as the General Intendant of the Mining Council
during 1823–1855. He was the one who showed initiative and pursued
the beginning of geological surveys and exploration funded by the gov-
ernment. His initiatives were fulfilled by founding a geological office to
the government’s Mining Council in 1870. The work of geologists and
surveyors was effective: they mapped much of Southern Finland and
made some promising findings of gold and other commodities.
In 1885, Emperor Alexander III approved the suggestion of the Finn-
ish Senate to establish the Geological Commission, which started its
operations in 1886 and was renamed the Geological Survey of Finland
(GTK) in 1945. Pioneering research by J.J. Sederholm, who led the
Geological Commission for 40 years (1893–1933), as well as Wilhelm
Ramsay and Pentti Eskola, both professors at the University of Hel-
sinki, were the key to establishing an international reputation for Finn-
ish geoscience. During the past 125 years, GTK has developed as an
independent research organization of applied geoscience with the same
main objectives to serve the nation with new geological raw materials,
and better knowledge of the Earth and its processes for the sustainable
growth and well-being of our citizens.
Societal and technological development has had a great impact on
geoscience. The turning point was World War II, after which the de-
mand for geological raw materials rapidly rose due to the rebuilding of
Europe. We are now living an era of even strongereconomic growth, as
the large populations of Asia, South America and Africa are building a
better life and well-being for their nations. Modern society requires the
use of mineral-based products in the construction and maintenance of
housing and other buildings, earth structures, railroads, road networks,
power lines, pipelines and other infrastructure. Industrial production
and the manufacture of machinery, equipment, vehicles and ICT tech-
nology are largely based on the utilisation of mineral-based materials.
Mineral fertilisers and agricultural machinery are also vital to food pro-
duction. The availability of natural resources and resource-based indus-
trial production has become essential to prosperity and well-being in
our rapidly changing world.
In parallel with economic growth, environmental problems are in-
creasing, and global change is speeding up. Anthropogenic impacts on
the Earth’s systems have reached geological dimensions. The demand
for geological resources is growing, but at the same time the demand
to reduce the environmental impact of the extractive industry is also
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being pursued. The safe supply and price of energy is becoming a more
important factor in mining and metallurgy, as well as in our everyday
life. Emission-free energy production, restoring energy for further use,
the capture of gaseous emissions and their sequestration in geological
structures, and the safe handling of nuclear waste in bedrock present
new challenges to our science. We have to develop resource, energy and
water efficiency in all our activities. Climate change will lead to an in-
tensification of the global hydrological cycle and will have a major im-
pact on regional water resources. These are all issues where geoscience
plays a fundamental role in close association with other sciences and
expertise.
Our knowledge of Finnish geology and natural resources has con-
siderably increased during the last few decades. GTK has mapped the
bedrock and Quaternary deposits, as well as mineral resources in great
detail using modern geological, geochemical and geophysical tech-
niques, so that Finland today has one of the best geological databas-
es in the world. We have recently compiled countrywide datasets of
seamless bedrock information at the scale of 1:200,000, and completed
low-altitude airborne geophysical (200 m line spacing and 40 m terrain
clearance), regional geochemical (80 000 samples), and reflection seis-
mic surveys at the crustal scale and at high resolution on the main ore-
potential formations. Isotopic age determinations have been performed
at GTK since the 1960s, and we now have accurate ages for about thou-
sand samples, which is a key to studying the complex evolution of the
Finnish Precambrian.
GTK currently plays a vital role in providing geological expertise to
the government, the business sector and the wider community. Specific
responsibilities include the promotion and implementation of sustain-
able approaches to the supply and management of minerals, energy
and construction materials, and to ensure environmental compliance
through monitoring, assessment and remediation programmes. GTK
also contributes to a wide range of international geoscience, mapping,
mineral resources and environmental monitoring projects, and is active
in developing multidisciplinary research programmes with universities,
government agencies and stakeholders across related sectors.
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Preface
GTK has defined in its current strategy to cover three areas of soci-
etal impact: (1) mineral resources and raw material supply, (2) energy
supply and the environment, and (3) land use and construction, which
also form the subsections of this anniversary publication, in addition
to a section on geodata management and database development. Our
research and development targets are set to meet the demands of so-
cietal decision-making and the business sector. Research activities at
GTK are currently coordinated through six programmes, each having a
five-year duration. The programmes are: (1) mineral potential, (2) eco-
efficient mining, (3) energy, (4) marine geology and global change, (5)
urban geology, and (6) groundwater and aggregates. GTK’s generic de-
velopment is focused on the development of our services, geoinforma-
tion and modelling, data processes and data quality, as well as mineral
potential assessment and exploration techniques.
This 125th Anniversary Publication aims at elucidating, through 33
short articles, the current focus of research and development at GTK. In
reaching the milestone of 125 years, we can state that our anniversary
slogan, “forever young”, is justified by the vitality and increasing soci-
etal impact of the organization and our research focusing on sustainable
development of our society. GTK is currently the centre of geoinforma-
tion and applied geoscientific expertise in Finland, and we have very
active international co-operation and project export worldwide.
Espoo November 6, 2010
Keijo Nenonen and Pekka A. Nurmi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We wish to express our gratitude to the assistant scientific editors, Pentti
Hölttä and Antti Ojala, and the technical editor, Päivi Kuikka-Niemi,
for their input in the editing process of this volume. The English was
revised by Roy Siddall.
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Haapala, I. 2005. History of Finnish bedrock research. In: Lehtinen, M., Nurmi, P.
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the Fennoscandian Shield. Developments in Precambrian Geology 14. Amsterdam:
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Tanskanen, H. (ed.) 1986. The development of geological sciences in Finland. Geo-
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