Thorium – Future Energy: Investigation of its Occurrences in Georgia, the Caucasus

Okrostsvaridze, Avtandil and Gagnidze, Nona and Akimidze, Karlo and Gogoladze, Salome (2019) Thorium – Future Energy: Investigation of its Occurrences in Georgia, the Caucasus. In: Goldschmid2019 conference, Barselona, Spain.

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Abstract

Phanerozoic collisional orogen of the Caucasus is formed along the southern margin of the Eurasian continent. Currently it represents the Tethyan segment connecting the Mediterranean and Iran-Himalayan orogenic belts, between the Gondvana-derived Arabian plate and East European platform. Three major structural units are distinguished in its construction: the Greater and the Lesser Caucasian mobile belts and the inner Caucasian microplate. Georgia is located in the central part of the Caucasian orogen and covers southern part of the Greater Caucasus, the Transcaucasus and northern part of Lesser Caucasus. Each units are characterized by thorium occurrences, such as the following: Stori River canyon - Greater Caucasus Kakheti segment; Dzirula salient of the Caucasus micro-plate; Guria region Vakijvari ore field (

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Subjects: Q Science
Q Science > QE Geology
Depositing User: ავთანდილ ოქროსცვარიძე
Date Deposited: 04 Nov 2019 09:31
Last Modified: 04 Nov 2019 09:31
URI: http://eprints.iliauni.edu.ge/id/eprint/9667

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