NORDIC MINERALOGICAL NETWORK ANNUAL MEETING, TALLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, 14-18 JUNE 2010 (see also http://www.gi.ee/)

Estonian geology: guidelines can be found in site: http://sarv.gi.ee/geology/)

Participants

Afsoon Moatari Kazerouni, Århus University
Anna Katerinopoulou, Copenhagen University
David Cornell, University of Göteborg
Evelin Verš, Tallinn University of Technology
Hans Dieter Zimmermann, Århus University
Heider Al Humadi, University of Turku
Jeremy Woodard, University of Turku
Jüri Nemliher, Tallinn University of Technology
Mira Valkama, University of Turku
Pekka Tuisku, University of Oulu
Ragnar Törnroos, University of Helsinki
Tonci Balic-Zunic, Copenhagen University
Valby van Schijndel, University of Göteborg
Krister Sundblad, University of Turku
Margus Voolmaa, Tallinn University of Technology
Rein Kuusik, Tallinn University of Technology
Chabling He, Copenhagen University
David Garcia Balbuena, University of Turku
Martin Heredia Bilbao, University of Turku
Artur Platpirs, University of Riga
Artur Putnins, University of Riga

Preliminary programme

June, 14th

• arrival and com-together-party in rooms of our Institute, Ehitajate tee 5 IV-C at 17:00 (5 pm).

15th

• oral presentations, most likely in larger room, depending on a number of participants.

16th

• longer excursion to NE Estonia to take a look to Ordovician to Silurian limestones, dolostones and, surely, to oilshales, mining and environmental problems.
• Depart from Tallinn (1) at 8.
  2 Iru outcrop, Upper Cambrian phosphorites. Phosphate-bearing apatite is an original shell mineral of ancient lingulated brachiopodes which appear in abundance there.
  3 Kunda-Aru quarry, Middle Ordovician Aseri, Lasnamägi and Uhaku stages. A variety of carbonate minerals can be found there as well as fossils: brachiopodes, cephalopodes, molluscs (mostly snails), trilobites and others.
  4 Põhja-Kiviõli oilshale quarry. Oilshale and carbonates, some sulphide minerals appearance. Abundant and well-preserved fossils.
  5 (additional) Aluvere quarry. A plenty of fossils, some are very rare.
  Back to Tallinn approximately at 8-9 afternoon
• map

17th

• oral presentations and poster session.

18th

• shorter excursion to NW Estonian clint area to take a look to Lower Palaeozoic rocks (sandstones, shales, limestones etc.)
• Depart from Tallinn (1) at 9. Stops are:
  2 Türisalu outcrop. Limestones, sandstones, blackshale (Dictyonema-argillite).
  3 Keila waterfall
  4 Pakri outcrop. Glauconite, sulphides, blackshale
  5 (additional) Cape Pakri outcrop. Phosphorites.
  Back to Tallinn appr. At 4-5 afternoon.
• map