Rapakivi granites and related rocks: an introduction

This article is an introductory chapter for the proceedings of the last, seventh, meeting of the International Geological Correlation Programme (IGCP) Project 315 "Correlation of Rapakivi Granites and Related Rocks on a Global Scale", 1991–1996. Based on current knowledge, progress made during the six years of the project, and the seven papers published in this special issue, a synthesis of the age distribution, geotectonic environment, petrogenesis, geochemistry, and metallogeny of the rapakivi granites and related rocks is presented