60th Anniversary of the Geological Institute Academicians and Corresponding Members Bulgarian Academy of Science

Prof. Ivan Velinov Research Professor (retired) Corresponding Member of BAS - since 1989 deceased 2008 Office:Department of Petrology and Geochemistry, Geology Institute, Akad G. Bonchev street,bl.24 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria. Office Phone:(+359 2) 979 2229 Home: Mladost 4, bl. 401, entr. 5, ap 15. Home Phone:(+359 2)773820

Fields of Interest

• Advanced argillization (secondary quartzites) and adularia - sericitic type of rock alteration and the accompaning
  two main types of gold - silver and gold - silver - copper ore formation
• Mineralogy, zoning and genesis of propylites
• Mineralogy, zoning and genesis of listwenites
• Paragenetic and facies analysis and theory of metasomatic zonation, genetic classification
• Modeling of the ore deposits and their relation with advanced argilization, propilites and listwenites
• Utilization

• Publications