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Ñ. 4–13

Yevhen Lazarenko – The outstanding person of the 20th century (regarding the 90th anniversary from birthday)

P. Bilonizhka, O. Matkovs’kyi, Yu. Mel’nyk

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail:geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua

Scientific-pedagogical, organising and political activity of Yevhen Lazarenko – the outstanding person of the 20th century is analysed.

Key words: Yevhen Lazarenko, rector, scientist, teacher, organiser of science and education.

Ñ. 14–23

ORIGIN AND FORMATION OF THE MINERALOGICAL TERMINOLOGY

R. Vovchenko, O. Matkovskyi, L. Bohors’ka, O. Polubichko

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail:geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua

The origin of the known minerals majority names is analysed which are a basis of modern mineralogical terminology. We have looked after change of frequency of their occurrence in time. The main principles of their occurrence and formations in the different historical periods are considered.

Key words: mineral, terminology, ethymology, synonym, language, finds, physical and chemical features, geographical objects.

Ñ. 24–31

Positions of mineralogy in minerals’ enrichment

B. Pyrogov

Moscow State Geological-Research University, Mikluho-Maklaya St. 23, RU – 117873 Moscow, Russian Federation

Å-mail: gigia@rol.ru

Main mineralogical positions in useful minerals enrichment have been considered. Composition, texture-structural and minerals peculiarities (including technological) of the useful minerals form in the united natural-technogenous system. The documentation worked out on this basis makes possible to direct skilfully by enrichment processes technology with forecasting of its indexes.

Key words: technological mineralogy, composition, useful minerals, ontogeny, peculiarities, valuation, forecast, mapping.

Ñ. 32–33

MINERALOGY: objects of research. Whether MINERALOGISTS STUDY only minerals?

A. Bulakh

St.-Petersburg State University, Universytets’ka Embankment 7/9, RU – 199034 St.-Petersburg, Russian Federation

E-mail: bulakh@AB5062.spb.edu

Objects of mineralogy have been divided on direct and indirect, and they, accordingly, into the subsequent categories. The mineral has been referred to a category direct, main, simple, but it is not the only object of mineralogy.

Key words: mineral, objects of mineralogy, biomineral, mineraloid, micromineral, nanomineral.

Ñ. 34–46

MOSAIC STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALS, SPLIT AND TORSIONED INDIVIDUALS’ PECULIARITIES

I. Bakumenko

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail: geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua

The most important factors caused crystals splitting and twisting have been determined. Morphological peculiarities of the crystals formed under monoplane and polyplane splitting as well as homoaxial and polyaxial twisting are characterised.

Key words: mosaic crystals, split and torsioned crystals, spherical crystals, crystals’ bend.

Ñ. 47–55

Donbasite and alushtite: crystallochemical and genetic peculiarities, problems of terminology (regarding the 90th anniversary of Ye.K. Lazarenko)

V. Melnykov, V. Pavlyshyn

Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation of NASU, Palladin Av., 34. UA – 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine

Donbasite and alushtite discovered by E.K. Lazarenko (1942) and P.A. Dvoychenko (1914) respectively have been named as sudoite and tosudite later. It is proposed to regard dioctahedral chlorites as the members of isopolymorphic rows cookeite–dickite and sudoite–serpentine. It is advisable to use the term “donbasite” for the first row and the term “sudoite” for the second one. Donbasite and alushtite are crystallised under conditions of higher activity of Al, Na, Li and pH>7. These phases are alternative to dickite. Regional spreading of donbasite and alushtite are connected with hydrothermal alteration of Palaeozoic argillites of Donbas and Crimea.

Key words: dioctahedral chlorite, donbasite, alushtite, sudoite, tosudite, dickite, serpentine.

 

Ñ. 56–62

BASIC ASPECTS OF CLAYEY MINERALS’ STUDY

D. Kotel’nikov, M. Zintchouk

Yakut Geological Enterprise of Exploration, Research & Development of,Central Scientific-Research Prospecting Institute of “ALROSA” Co. Ltd;,Chernyshevske Road, 7. RU – 678170, Myrnyi, Russian Federation

E-mail: adm.cnigri@alrosa-mir.ru; yanigp@mail.ru

Sedimentary processes include redeposition of hypergene-altered products and their accumulation in various hydrogeochemical conditions. During further deposits submergence into stratosphere they undergo natural evolution in every revealed by us four zones.

Key words: clayey minerals, sources of erosion, hydrogeochemical character of sedimentation environment, post-sedimentation transformation of sediments, sedimentary rocks evolution.

Ñ. 63–71

PECULIARITIES OF MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS IN FLUIDIZATE-EXPLOSIVE ROCKS OF THE UKRAINIAN SHIELD

G. Yatsenko1, Ye. Slyvko1, A. Rosykhina1, V. Yatsenko2

1Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

E-mail: geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua

2Institute of Environment Geochemistry of NASU, acad. Palladin Av. 34, UA – 03142 Kyiv, Ukraine

The Precambrian and Phanerozoic explosive structures composed by fluidizate-explosive formations and rocks are located in the Ukrainian Shield and environmental structures. These rocks have their original mineralogical and petrographic peculiarities. Their discovery and study enables to predict displays of diamonds and other minerals connected with fluidizate-explosive activity.

Key words: minerals associations, fluidizate, explosion, pipe, diamond, metal ores, crystalline basement, cover, Ukrainian Shield.

Ñ. 72–77

Mineral associations of low-temperature metasomatites accompanying gold mineralization (Doku­chayiv ore region)

O. Chernytsyna

Crimean Branch of UkrSGRI, Kirov Av., 47/2, UA – 95017 Simferopol, Ukraine

E-mail: imr@utel.net.ua

The attention to a non-ore component of gold-mercury formation in the Lower Carbonic rocks of Dokuchayiv area (Southern Donbas) is paid. The mineral associations arising on a background of the basic processes of hydrothermal-metasomatic activity (dolomitisation, silicitization, and argillization) in carbonaceous rocks are shortly characterised. It is supposed, that dolomitisation, hydromicatization, silicification, and later dolomitisation–sideritisation can be connected with the ore stages (with the account of tectonic factors).

Key words: gold-mercury mineralization, mineral associations, hydrothermal-meta­so­matic processes, dolomite, calcite, siderite, aluminium-celadonite, chlorite, annite, tridymite, kaolinite, aluminite, gypsum, Donbas.

Ñ. 78–86

THERMOBAROGEOCHEMICAL ASPECTS OF THE GEOLOGY-GENETIC AND ORE-FORMATIONAL TYPIZATION OF THE BELTAU-KURAMINSKYI VOLCANIC-PLUTONIC BELT GOLD MINERALIZATION IN THE EASTERN UZBEKISTAN

M. Pavlun’

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail: geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua

Ore-formational diagnostic problems of the Eastern Uzbekistan gold-bearing deposits are discussed on the basis of thermobarogeochemical data.

Key words: geology-genetic model, gold, formation, forecasting and valuation, Eastern Uzbekistan.

Ñ. 87–92

New and unusual on chemical composition and morphology gold from placers of Ukraine

M. Koval’chuk

Institute of Geological Sciences of NASU, Olesya Honchara St. 55 b, UA – 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine

E-mail: poshuk@chat.ru

New and unusual on chemical composition and morphology gold segregations from placers of the Ukraine have been considered. An attempt was made to ascertain the possible conditions of mineral formation on the basis of segregation form and chemical composition of gold.

Key words: gold, morphology, chemical composition, placers, Ukraine.

Ñ. 93–95

Morphological classification of gold from sedimentary series of Chyvchyny region in the Ukrainian Carpathians

L. Figura

Institute of Geological Sciences of NASU, Olesya Honchara St. 55 b, UA – 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine

Granulometry, morphology and chemical composition of gold from sedimentary complexes of Chyvchyny ore region (Ukrainiam Carpathians) have been considered. Elaborated morphological classification of gold from these region sedimentary rocks will enable to systematise all variety of this noble metal revealed forms.

Key words: gold, morphology, sedimentary deposits, Chyvchyny ore region, Ukraine.

 

Ñ. 96–101

SPECIAL FEATURES OF “MARMAROSH DIAMONDS” CRYSTALLOMORPHOLOGY, SLOVAK CARPATHIANS

I. Dudok1, O. Vovk1, S. Karoli2

1Institute of Geology & Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals, Naukova St. 3a, UA – 79053 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail: igggk@ah.ipm.lviv.ua

2Geological Survey of Slovak Republic, Werferova St. 1, 04011 Koshice, Slovak Republic

E-mail: karoli@ccsun.tuke.sk

According to the results of goniometric investigations four habitus types of quartz crystals of “Marmarosh diamonds”-type were distinguished, namely: hexagonal-dypyramidal, pseudo-cubic, hexagonal-prismatic and trigonal-dypyramidal. When a fall in temperature of crystallisation medium is observed, crystal habitus changes from hexagonal-dypyramidal into trigonal-dypyramidal. A conclusion was made about the connection between crystallomorphological features of “Marmarosh diamonds” and composition of mineral-forming fluids.

Key words: “Marmarosh diamonds”, habitus of crystal, Slovak Carpathians.

Ñ. 102–105

MINERAL COMPOSITION OF MIXED CLAYEY-SALT DEPOSITS (ZUBERS) FROM THE NEOGENE (UPPER BADENIAN) SUCCESSION OF THE POLISH CARPATHIAN FOREDEEP

A. Langier-Kuźniarowa1, S. Cebulak2,

E. Starnawska1, G. Czapowski1

1Polish Geological Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warsaw, Poland,

E-mail: gcza@pgi.waw.pl

2Silesian University, Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

The Upper Badenian evaporitic deposits from the Polish part of the Carpathian Foredeep (Bochnia-Wieliczka area) contain units (several up to 70 m thick) of mixed salt-clay (15–85 % of clay) sediments (zubers), originated in deep marine (as chemical precipitates) to basin slope (redeposites) environs. Petrological and geochemical (XRF, TA, SEM) analyses indicated varied mineral composition of these rocks: evaporitic minerals (halite, sulphates: gypsum, anhydrite, rare celestine) are surrounded by detritical (quartz, feldspars, muscovite, biotite, glauconite, zircon, organic fragments) and pelitic (illite, smectite and rare chlorite) components. Frequently occur dolomite and calcite microlithes and microclasts, concentrations of organic matter (bitumens), pyrite phramboids accompanied by marcasite but only locally – ankerite and sphalerite concentrations suggesting possible volcanic provenience of Zn.

Key words: clayey-salt deposits, mineral, Badenian, Carpathian Foredeep.

Ñ. 106–110

FACIAL AND PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF GYPSUM SEDIMENTATION CONDITIONS IN THE BADENIAN BASIN OF THE CARPATHIAN REGION

A. Poberezhs’kyi1, T. Peryt2, O. Petrychenko1

1²nstitute of Geology & Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals, Naukova st. 3a, UA – 79053 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail: igggk@ah.ipm.lviv.ua

2Polish Geological Institute, Rakowiecka st. 4, PL-00-975 Warsaw, Poland

E-mail: tperyt@pgi.waw.pl

Gypsum deposits in the studied region are subdivided on separate facies, the arising of which were connected with migration of the basin towards the platform caused by formation of the Carpathians. Evaporite basin had a continental-marine origin, water of sulphate-sodic chemical subtype and total salinity up to 60–70 g/litre. Gypsum was crystallised due to evaporation of water and seasonal decreasing of temperature. The total intensity of its sedimentation was 2,5–3,0 mm per year.

Key words: Carpathians, Badenian, gypsum, facies, sedimentation.

Ñ. 111–118

kainitE and Langbeinite from the Carpathian Foredeep:  the radiometric age and origin

A. Wójtowicz1,2, S. Hryniv3, P. Bilonizhka4

1Polish Geological Institute, Rakowiecka St. 4, PL00-975 Warsaw, Poland

2 Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University; M. Curie-Sklodowskiej Sq. 1, PL20-031 Lublin, Poland

E-mail: wujek@tytan.umcs.lublin.pl

3²nstitute of Geology & Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals, Naukova St. 3a, UA – 79053 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail: igggk@ah.ipm.lviv.ua

4Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail:geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua

The radiometric age of the potassium-magnesium sulphates from Miocene evaporites of the Carpathian Foredeep has been determined by K/Ar method. Radiometric age data of langbeinite (13 specimens) vary from 13.63 to 14.65 Ma; the same data for kainite (13 specimens) turned out to be younger, from 7.22 to 9.90 Ma. The radiometric age of each of these minerals from Stebnyk deposits (Eggenburgian) and Kalush-Holyn (Ottnangian? Badenian?) does not show a significant difference. These minerals origin is connected with tectonic events in the history of Carpathian Foredeep geological development.

Key words: argon-40, radiometric dating, langbeinitå, kainite, Miocene, Carpathian Foredeep.

Ñ. 119–126

AUTHIGENIC MINERALS FORMATION IN MESOZOIC-CENOZOIC CARBONATE-SILICEOUS DEPOSITS OF THE UKRAINIAN CARPATHIANS

I. Popp

Institute of Geology & Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals NAS of Ukraine and NJ-SC “Naftogas of Ukraine”

Naukova st. 3a, UA – 79053 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail: igggk@ah.ipm.lviv.ua

On the example of Mesozoic-Cenozoic carbonate-siliceous deposits of the Ukrainian Carpathians the peculiarities of authigenic minerals formation in biogenic deposits of sedimentary basins are described. They are characterised by good airation of marine water and oxic conditions during the early diagenesis stage; reduced anoxic conditions (Oligocene phase of anoxic events OAE-4).

Key words: authigenic minerals formation, sulphides, carbonates, silica, silified limestone, limy silicite, diagenesis, reducing environment, anoxic events, Ukrainian Carpathians.

Ñ. 127–131

Carbonate minerals associations in iron-manganese carbonate ore-manifectations within PokutiaN CarpathianS upper-Eocene flysch

V. Khmelivs’kyi, S. Balabayeva

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

Among Upper Eocene bystryts’ka suite clays exposed in the Rybnytsia riverbed (Ivano-Frankivs’k region) layers of clastic (gritstones, sandstones and aleurolites) and clayey-carbonate rocks were met. Carbonate part of these rocks consists of Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn-carbonates. In some samples component contents are almost equal that is why it is the new carbonate rocks type with proposed name as pokutskite. According to X-ray analysis these rocks consist of calcite, Mn-calcite, Ca-rhodochrosite, dolomite and ankerite, siderite and oligonite, sometimes sideroplesite. Monomineral carbonate components are rare. As a rule they form complex associations of six carbonates. Five associations have been revealed among more than 70 investigated samples: calcite, Mn-calcite, rhodochrosite+Ca-rhodochro­site, siderite–oligonite and dolomite.

Key words: Upper Eocene, bystryts’ka suite, flysch, Pokutian Carpathians, pokutskites, calcite, Mn-calcite, Ca-rhodochrosite, rhodochrosite, ankerite, siderite, oligonite.

Ñ. 132–137

MINERALOGICAL PECULIARITIES AND STAGES OF VEINLET FORMATION IN SEDIMENTARY SERIES OF LVIV PALAEOZOIC DEPRESSION

I. Zinchuk, V. Kalyuzhnyi, I. Naumko

Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Combustible Minerals, Naukova St. 3a, UA – 79053 Lviv, Ukraine

Å-mail: igggk@.ah.ipm.lviv.ua

Significant expansion of vein katagenetic-hydrothermal mineralization of various ages within the sedimentary complexes of Lviv Palaeozoic depression is detected. Mineralogical peculiarities are investigated, and previous paragenetic scheme of stages of veinlet mineral-genesis in the rocks of region is proposed. The following mineralization is identified during the postsedimentary history of the depression: septarian veinlets in the carbonate concretions; carbonate nests and veinlets connected to katagenetic processes; postkatagenetic hydrothermal veinlets within fault zones; late mineralization formed from cold aqueous solutions in coal layers and host rocks.

Key words: veinlet formations, calcite, quartz, stage, Lower Palaeozoic, Lviv Palaeozoic depression.

Ñ. 138–146

PROBLEM OF GLAUCONITE GENESIS

U. Fenoshyn, P. Bilonizhka

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

E-mail: geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua

Glauconite has been formed from thermal solutions and as a result of basalt and pyroclastic material halmyrolysis as was ascertained on the basis of geological, lithology-mineralogical and crystallochemical materials analysis and generalisation. Basalt and pyroclastic material has been delivered into sea basins during volcanic activity.

Key words: glauconite, marine sediments, reduction, thermal solutions, basalts, pyroclastic material, halmyrolysis, upwelling.

Ñ. 147–150

RARE-METAL MINERALIZATION IN TERRIGENOUS-CARBONATE COMPLEXES OF THE SOUTHERN DONBAS

O. Artemenko, V. Artemenko

Crimean Branch of UkrSGRI, Kirov Av., 47/2, UA – 95017 Simferopol, Ukraine

E-mail: imr@utel.net.ua

During study of terrigenous-carbonate rocks from the junction zone between the Folded Donbass and Pryazovian block of the Ukrainian Shield rare-metal and rare earth mineralization has been revealed. Generically it is connected with gold-sulphide mineralization and is caused by tectonomagmatic activization during Late Palaeozoic–Mesozoic.

Key words: terrigenous-carbonate formation, metasomatites, native gold, rare and rare earth elements, tectonomagmatic activization, Southern-Donbass metallogenic zone.

Ñ. 151–154

DIASPORE, DISTHEN AND ANDALUSITE IN QUARTZITES OF THE KRYVYI RIH BASIN

R. Belevtsev, S. Spivak

Institute of Environment Geochemistry of NAS, acad. Palladin Av. 34 a, UA – 03142 Kyiv, Ukraine

E-mail: CENTER@radgeo.freenet.kiev.uà

Disthen, andalusite, diaspore and other minerals have been investigated in aluminiferous muscovite quartzites of Kryvyi Rih basin. Mineralogical characteristic and physical-chemical conditions of their formation are given. The find of disthen on depth about 3 km during drilling Kryvoriz’ka superdeep borehole testifies to reach in these conditions general metamorphic pressure necessary for this mineral formation. The formation of diaspore and pyrophyllite is an attribute of diaphthoresis processes.

Key words: diaspore, disthen, andalusite, muscovite, pyrophyllite, quartzite, metamorphism, diaphthoresis, Kryvyi Rih basin.

Ñ. 155–160

Ontogenesis and phyllogenesis of accessory minerals from granitoids of the Ukrainian Shield

O. Chepizhko, V. Kadurin, G. Radkevych

I.I. Mechnikov National University of Odesa, Dvoryans’ka St., 2. UA – 65100 Odesa, Ukraine

Å-mail: chepodes@ukr.net; kadurin@paco.net

The analysis of accessory minerals allows raising odds of rock correlation, to receive the data on abyssal rocks genesis and on composition of metamorphic and ultrametamorphic rocks, to determine the rock age and rock ore bearing. Historical evolutionary mineralogy unites ontogenesis and phyllogenesis, natural history of the individuals and sorts of minerals on a background of the Earth’s geologic history. Study of narrow paragenesises of accessory minerals, which form on the concrete phase of magmatic rock forming, is the main task of phyllogenesis. Development of accessory mineral phyllogenesis allows the elaborating of application method of conditions’ definition and features of the geologic object forming on the base of the most informational minerals – accessory minerals.

Key words: ontogenesis, phyllogenesis, typomorphism, accessory minerals, genetic mineralogy, granitoids, Ukrainian Shield.

Ñ. 161–167

Halos of omphasite in Quarternary and more ancient rocks in the northwest part of the Ukrainian Shield

Yu. Tsymbal

Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation of NASU, acad. Palladin Av., 34. UA – 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine

E-mail: igmof@mail.kar.net

Spatial distribution of omphacite in the sedimentary cover of the Northwest part of the Ukrainian Shield is characterised. Chemical composition of omphacite, including abundance of minor and rare earth elements, is cited. Chrome-bearing omphacite holding inclusions of both sub-calcic chrome-diopside, and chrome (up to 60–61 % Cr2O3) and zinc (up to 6,5–7,1 % ZnO) enriched chromite, as well as inclusions of chrome-bearing rutile have been revealed. The supposed primary sources for omphacite of halos have been kimberlites with eclogite xenoliths that are assumed in the region.

Key words: omfacite, halo, kimberlite, eclogite, Ukrainian Shield.

 

Ñ. 168–171

pyroxenes of the lebedyns’k differentiated trap intrusion on the siberian platform and their genesis

V. Zolotukhin, A. Bronnikov, A. Shevko, N. Tkachenko

Institute of Geology UIGGM RAS, acad. Koptyug Av., 4. RU – 630090 Novosybirs’k, Russia

The peculiarities of the Lebedyns’k differentiated trap intrusion have been examined, three series (phases) of intrusive rocks have been characterised (changes of rocks and minerals normative composition in the section). The change regularity of mineral composition of different clinopyroxenes and other minerals in rocks of all the series have been analysed. The sequence of intrusive phase’s injection has been established.

Key words: Lebedyns’k intrusion, Siberian platform, layered basites, basic melts differentiation, olivine, clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, normative composition.

Ñ. 172–177

GEOCHEMISTRY OF REE IN HARZBURGITES FROM CONTINENTAL ULTRAMAFIC AND MAFIC-ULTRAMAFIC MASSIFS

F. Lesnov

Institute of Geology, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, acad. Koptyug Av., 3. RU – 630090 Novosybirs’k, Russia

E-mail: ofiolit@uiggm.nsc.ru

Harzburgites, similar to lherzolites and dunites, from continental mafite-ultramafite associations are normally considered as mantle restites that are substantially REE depleted. The data on their concentrations in the above rocks at present are quite limited. This paper for the first time generalises the results of more than 100 published REE analyses for harzburgites from various massifs, considers the possibility of contamination of harzburgites and other restites by light REE under the influence of later fluids.

Key words: harzburgites, REE, geochemistry.

Ñ. 178–181

Amber from Polissya and its application

V. Matsuy1, Yu. Yepatko2

1Institute of Geological Sciences of NASU, Olesya Honchara St. 55 b, UA – 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine

Å-mail: ignnanu@geolog.freenet.kiev.ua

2National Natural-Scientific Museum of NASU, Bogdan Khmel’nyts’kyi St. 15, UA – 01030 Kyiv, Ukraine

The richest amber placers in the Ukrainian Polissya connect with the upper Eocene sediments of the Obukhov suite that correlates with the Prussian one in the Baltic area. They are confined to the Northwest slopes of the Ukrainian Shield. The physical, optical, and chemical properties of the Polissian amber are similar to the Baltic one, but its coloration diversity and jeweller suitability as whole are better. The first amber occurrence in Ukraine belonged to the primeval hunters for mammoths in the end of the Upper Paleolith from 25–20 to 10 thousands years. This period determines the lower age range for the using amber in domestic human activity. The historical and archaeological studies of more lately Neolithic epochs show the flourishing here the barter raw amber and the production the primitive sundries.

Key words: amber, Ukrainian Polissya, deposits and amber occurrences, the Upper Paleolith, Neolithic, talisman, charm.

Ñ. 182–187

MINERAL CONTENT OF UROLITES OF ADULT PATIENTS UPPER URINE TRACKS FROM SOME ASIAN COUNTRIES

F. Zuzuk

Lesya Ukrainka Volynian State University, Voli av., 13, 45021 Lutsk, Ukraine

E-mail: zuzuk@old.univer.lutsk.ua

We have found the information about the contents of urolites from six collections of four Asian countries in the world periodical literature of the second half of the 20th century. All together there were 2 720 samples. Monomineral and polimineral formations were found among them, 60 % of the samples were monomineral. Apatite, whewellite and weddelite concrements were the most widespread ones. Among associations oxalate formations, formations of oxalate together with phosphate and oxalate together with urates are the frequent ones. General correlation of phosphate, oxalate and urate stones is 28.7; 58.4; 11.4 %.

Key words: biominerology, phosphates, oxalates, urates, Asia.

Ñ. 188–197

analysis of GALLSTONES cavities and cracks images on X-ray TOPOGRAMS

U. Bornyak, V. Dyakiv

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

E-mail: geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua; dyakivw@yahoo.com

The results of the X-ray topography researches of gallstones have been analysed. On this basis hollows and cracks in concrement’s body and postsedimentary biomineralization have been characterised. Eight groups of postsedimentary hollows and cracks images are allocated on X-ray topograms. Three mechanisms of their formation have been offered: dehydration, adgesion and growth.

Key words: gallstones, X-ray topography, postsedimentary hollow, postsedimentary crack.

Ñ. 198–203

Anhelina yasyns’ka – the first post-graduate student of Yevhen Lazarenko (regarding the 80th anniversary from birthday)

O. Matkovs’kyi, P. Bilonizhka

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Hrushevskogo st. 4, UA – 79005 Lviv, Ukraine

E-mail: geomin@geof.franko.lviv.ua

The vital and creative way of Anhelina Yasyns’ka is analysed; her valuable contribution to preparation of mineralogical personnel and development of space and regional mineralogy is marked.

Key words: space mineralogy, meteorites, regional mineralogy, ore minerals, Lviv University.