New advances in the understanding of Bulgarian geology through fission-track analysis – a review

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pp. 33-39
Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel University, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract: 

The paper is focused on the development and application of fission-track analysis in Bulgaria from the first experiments in the 1980s to the present. The results from two different approaches (the conventional method and fission-track analysis using LA-ICP-MS), obtained for deciphering the thermal and tectonic evolution of several zones of the Balkanides, are summarized. They demonstrate the significance of the method and its considerable contribution to the understanding of Bulgarian geology.

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fission-track analysis, thermal and tectonic evolution, Bulgaria

DOI: 
10.52321/GeolBalc.52.3.33

VOLUME 52 (3)/December 2023

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;

Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Çukurova Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Jeoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü, 01330, Adana, Turkey; Department of Geological Processes, Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500, Prague, Czech Republic
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Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Department of Geomatics Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey

Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel University, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Center of competency “Clean technologies for sustainable environment – water, waste, energy for circular economy”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria

Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria

National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geography – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 3, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geography – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 3, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 1 James Bourchier Blvd., 1264 Sofia; Centre of Archeometry with Laboratory of Conservation and Restoration, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 35 Galichitsa Str., 1264 Sofia

Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 107, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 107, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Aurubis Bulgaria AD, Research and Development, Industrial Zone Pirdop, Bulgaria
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Aurubis Bulgaria AD, Research and Development, Industrial Zone Pirdop, Bulgaria
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Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 24, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria