Based on Fourier transform and chemical compositions of minerals X-ray patterns of oriented samples have been calculated with computer programme BorIda. Monograph contains 112 simulations of oriented X- ray patterns and layer structure factors of 56 minerals of phyllosilicates - micas from well-known locations worldwide. Some of them are from Slovenian locations. This work can be regarded as a catalogue of phyllosilicate diffractograms for all experts who are measuring the mineralogical composition of clays using X-ray patterns.
F.15 Development of a new information system/databases
COBISS.SI-ID: 256388096The Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted "State plan of the mineral resource management – general act" on 9th April 2009, according to the proposal of the Ministry of Economy, number of the decision document is 36100-5/2009/6. This plan is a base-level legal act which must be obeyed by all further spatial planning acts on state and local level. This act was made by the research programme group members and is a good example of the transfer of the adopted knowledge to the practice. This act is published on the official web pages of the government of the Republic of Slovenia: http://www.mzip.gov.si/si/delovna_podrocja/energetika/energetika_in_rudarstvo/rudarstvo/naloge/drzavni_program_gospodarjenja_z_mineralnimi_surovinami/ http://www.mzip.gov.si/fileadmin/mzip.gov.si/pageuploads/Energetika/Porocila/DP_min_sur.pdf
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
COBISS.SI-ID: 1612373Sustainable Aggregates Resource Management International Conference was organised in Ljubljana in September 2011. The research group members were the organising committee, which was taking a lead role in the preparation of the event. 120 people from 14 European countries, Turkey and the European Commission participated at the event. The event lasted for 3 days. Proceedings and short paper book titled: "Sustainable aggregates resource management: international conference, September 20-22, 2011, Ljubljana, Slovenia: abstract and short paper book" was published as a result of this event. Web page of the conference is: http://www.sarmaproject.eu/index.php?id=1549
D.01 Chairing over/coordinating (international and national) projects
COBISS.SI-ID: 257537024The monograph entitled »The Velenje Lignite – Its Petrology and Genesis« presents results of more than 15-years lasting study of this Pliocene lignite embedded in the intermountain Velenje basin. It represents one of the thicker lignite seams worldwide, but it is medium to low grade by its ash yield and sulphur content. It can be designated as the calcium (moderately) rich lignite, which is a consequence of its evolution from a primary biomass in a relatively alkaline, low-lying, eutrophic to minerotrophic (paleo)geoenvironment considerably influenced by the pre-Tertiary carbonates of the basin's hinterland and the basement. This is a general explanation why the Velenje lignite is relatively rich in b)) sulphur and why it is more or less well gelified, as well as characterized by trends in contents and ratios of different organo-chemical (biomarker) compounds. Original vegetation environments, giving to the seam a general division into five coal facies units, were identified as wet forest swamps, bush moors and fens, less and less minerotrophic upwards the seam. The monograph starts with presentation of early geological studies and mining history. It continues with short presentation of the geological setting of the area, of the lignite itself and of the most outstanding geological studies in the last 40 years. The largest part deals with macro- and micro-petrography of the lignite, interpretation of original peat-forming environments and explanation of effects of biochemical coalification process. A special part presents a lithotype classification, which was originally developed for the Velenje lignite. One chapter talks about the coal rank determination and one chapter about the inorganic geochemical characterization. The final part of the monograph is discussion on genesis in which also published results of other than strictly petrological investigations – as especially of palynology, and of organic and isotopic geochemistry – have been taken into account. For these, as the authors say, they are grateful for cooperation especially with the following colleagues: Angela Bruch (Institut und Museum für Geologie und Paläontologie der Universität Tübingen), Achim Bechtel (Montanuniversität Leoben), Jože Pezdič (NTF - Univerza v Ljubljani) and Tjaša Kanduč (Inštitut Jožef Stefan). The monograph was revised by professors of the University in Ljubljana Jadran Faganeli and Bojan Ogorelec.
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
COBISS.SI-ID: 250446080Carbonate rocks (limestone and dolomite) of Mesozoic age are widespread in Slovenia, covering about 40% of its territory and buid over 5000 m thick sequence of rocks, which is frequently interrupted by clastic rocks and products of volcanic activity. Carbonate rocks were formed in different sedimentation (mainly marine) environments: coastal plains, lagoons, shelf areas, different types of reefs, on slopes and deep basins. These diverse sedimentary environments are reflected in the composition and structure of limestone and dolomite, their macroscopic facies and their microscopic microfacies. The presented material is divided by geological periods, from the upper Permian, which began to form Slovenian carbonate platform, through to the Cretaceous period. In the introductory part of each period a brief overview of the geological development of carbonate rocks is given and illustrated with schematic lithological columns. The focus of the work presents a selection of 250 most representative microscopic photographs, covering the entire spectrum microfacies of limestones and dolomites. Photographs represent about 1% of examined thin sections of Slovenian carbonate rocks in past decades. With this work Slovenia got a comprehensive presentation of carbonate rocks in their territory, which may serve researchers to learn about the carbonate rocks and can be used for comparison with carbonate rocks of neighbouring areas, as well to students of geology and other interested public.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
COBISS.SI-ID: 258616832