Name, Last Name:
Vladimer Gugushvili
Date of Birth:
23.09.1934
Position:
Senior Scientist – LEPL Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology, Department of Petrology, Mineralogy and Lithology
Scientific/Academic Degree:
Doctor of geological-mineralogical sciences (Dsc), professor, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Natural Sciences.
Contact Information:
17a Akhalsheni st., flat 14, Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 290078, mobile phone: 595 90 81 49;
E-mail: gugushvili 34@yahoo.com
Education:
Tbilisi I. Javakhishvili State University, engineer-geologist (1953-1958)
Professional Qualification:
In 1981 was awarded degree of Doctor (D sc) of geological-mineralogical sciences. Doctoral thesis: “Post-magmatic process in tholeiitic, alkali basalt and andesite volcanic series (on the example of the Adjara-Trialeti zone of the Caucasus).
Scientific Work Experience:
1958-1959 Department of Geology of Georgia – geologist;
1959-1960 Caucasian Institute for Mineral Resources – Fellow researcher;
1960-1963 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Postgraduate student;
1963-1967 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Department of Lithology and Volcanology – Fellow researcher;
1967-1983 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Department of Lithology and Volcanology – Senior Scientist;
1983-1986 Chief of Geological Expedition;
1986-1989 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Department of Lithology and Volcanology – head of the Sector of Volcanology;
1989-1991 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Deputy Director (for science);
1991-1994 Director of the State Department of Geology, Geodesy and Cartography;
1994-1995 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Deputy Director (for science);
1995-2003 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Department of Lithology and Volcanology – Head of the department;
2003-2005 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Department of Lithology and Volcanology – Chief Scientist;
01.04.2005-23.09.2005 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Department of Lithology and Volcanology – Leading Scientist;
2005-2006 Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute – Scientific Consultant;
2006-2009 LEPL Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology - Department of Lithology and Volcanology – Senior Scientist;
2009-present LEPL Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology - Department of Petrology, Mineralogy and Lithology – Senior Scientist;
1992-present Professor of Tbilisi State University. Teaching stuff
1994 – 1997 Consultant of the Australian-Georgian Joint venture “Trans Georgian Resources”
1997 – 1999 Consultant, later Director of British-Georgian Joint Venture “Kartvelo Holding Ltd”
2000 – 2002 Director of British-Georgian Joint Venture “Chiraghdani Ltd" (Coal bed methane project)
Sphere of Research:
Paleovolcanology, metallogeny, mineral deposits; Study of interrelation of volcanism and ore-formation against the background of geodynamic evolution. Pre-collision and post-collision metallogeny on the example of the Caucasus and Pontides. Investigation of metal sources in different geodynamic situation.
Total Number of Publications: 180.
List of Publications for Last 10 Years:
Gugushvili V. (2000).Ore Formation and Volcanism against the Background of Geodynamic Activity of the Tethys Ocean within the Limits of the Caucasus and Turkey. // Proceedings of Al. Djanelidze Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci. New series, issue115, pp.387-402. (in Russian)
Moon C.J., Gotsiridze G., Gugushvili V., Kekelia M., KekeliaS., Migineishvili R., Otkhmezuri Z., Ozgur N. (2001). Comparison of mineral deposits between Georgian and Turkish sectors of the Tethyan metallogenic belt. // In: Piestrzynski et al (eds), Mineral Deposits at the Beginning of the 21st Century. 6th Biennial SGA Meeting Krakow, Poland, 26 - 29 August, 2001. Pp.309-312
Gugushvili V.(2001).Crust and Mantle Influence of the Origin of Various Types of Sulfide Deposits.// Bulletin of the Academy of Science of Georgia,163, N 3, p.491-494.
Gugushvili V., Apkhazava M., Tandogan Engin, Ali Yilmaz. (2001). The New Types of Sulfide Ore Deposits in Subduction zones.// MTA, Ankara. Pp.251-272.
Gugushvili V., Hart I., Natsvlishvili M., Akhvlediani R. (2001). Origination of gold mineralization and wall rock alteration at the Sakdrisi deposit (Bolnisi mining district), Bulletin of Georgian Academy of Science, vol. 163,1. pp. 93-96.
Adamia Sh., Yilmaz Al., Lordkipanidze M., Gugushvili V., Chabukiani A., Lazarashvili T. (2001). Mezo-Cenozoic Paleogeography, Structure and Oil-Gas Prospectives of the Eastern Black Sea Region.// Proceedings of the II International Symposium on the Petroleum Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Black Sea Area, Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists Special Publication 4, pp.27-45.
Gugushvili V., Akhvlediani R., Natsvlishvili M., Hart I. (2002). Two stages of gold mineralization within Sakdrisi deposit (Bolnisi Mining District, Georgia), In. Goelogica Carpathica, vol.53, special issue, 2002.// Proceedings of the XVII Congress of Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association, Bratislava
Gugushvili V., Kekelia M., Moon C.J., Natsvlishvili M. (2002) Crustal and Mantle Sources of Cretaceous Volcanism and Sulfide Mineralization in the Bolnisi Mining District.// Proceedings of Al. Djanelidze Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci. New series, issue117, pp.412-420. (in Russian)
Adamia Sh., Gugushvili V., Zakariadze G., Lebanidze Z. A., Tutberidze B., Shavishvili I. (2003). Geodynamic Conditions of Late Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic Volcanism of Georgia and the adjacent Territories. //Proceedings 11-th International symposium on Volcanology and Paleovolcanology: "Volcanism and Geodynamics". Yekaterinburg. Pp. 225-230.(in Russian)
Gugushvili V. (2003). High and Low Sulfide mineralization of Bolnisi Mining District.// Symposium on the Geology and Mining Potential of Eastern Black Sea Region (Trabzon, Turkey)
Gugushvili V. (2003). Concept for management and use of mineral resources of Georgia and geodynamic and geo-ecological litho-monitoring of the territory of Georgia.// “Media Service Center”, Tbilisi.
Gugushvili V. (2004) Two types of gold mineralization in the Bolnisi mining district related to Cretaceous volcanism. //Georgian Academy of Sci. Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute.// Proceedings, New Series, vol.119, p.749-755.
Gugushvili V. (2005). Gold-copper porphyry and Epithermal Deposit of Bolnisi Mining District (Lesser Caucasus). // International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region. YESCA.
Gugushvili V., Kutelia Z., Popkhadze N. (2006) “Problems of Geodynamics, Petrology and Metallogeny of the Caucasus”.//Materials of scientific session. Proceedings of Geological Institute of National Acad. Sci. of Azerbaijan. Baku. pp. 281- 296 (in Russian, with an abstract in Russian, Azerbaijan and English)
Popkhadze N., Beridze T., Moritz R., Gugushvili V., Khutsishvili S. (2009). "Facies Analysis of the Volcano-sedimentary Host-rocks of the Cretaceous Madneuli Massive Sulphide Deposit, Bolnisi District, Georgia".// Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. 2009. (In print).
Popkhadze N., Beridze T., Moritz R., Gugushvili V., Khutsishvili S. (2009). "New data About the Volcano-sedimentary Settings of the Cretaceous Madneuli Polymetallic Massive Sulphide Deposit, Bolnisi District, Lesser Caucasus, Georgia." // In: Williams, P. et al (eds), Proceedings of the 10th biennial SGA meeting, Townsville, Australia, 2009
Participation in International Scientific Forums (for last 10 years):
2000 Turkey, Izmir – International colloquium: "Earth Sciences of the Aegean Region";
2001 Turkey, Isparta – 4–th International Symposium: "Geology of the Eastern Mediterranean";
2001 Poland, Krakow – 6th Biennial SGA Meeting;
2001 Turkey, Istanbul – 2-nd International symposium: "Petroleum geology of the Black Sea region and hydrocarbon potential";
2002 Slovakia, Bratislava– XVII Congress of Carpath-Balkan Geological Association;
2003 Russia, Yekaterinburg– 11-th International symposium on the Volcanology and Paleovolcanology: volcanism and geodynamics;
2003 Turkey, Trabzon – Symposium on the Geology and Mining Potential of Eastern Black Sea Region;
2005 International Earth Science Colloquium on the Aegean Region. YESCA;
2006 Azerbaijan, Baku – Scientific Session dedicated to the Academician Sh. Azizbekov’s 100-th anniversary;
2007 Serbia, Bor - Advances in Regional Geological and Metallogenic Studies in the Carpathians, Balkans, Rhodope Massif and the Caucasus.
2008 Italy, Lucca Barga - Gordon Research Conference;
2009 Australia, Townsville - 10th biennial SGA meeting.
Participation in Research Grant Projects (for last 10 years):
2002-2004 CRDF-GRDF Grant № 3300. “Geology and gold favorability of carbonaceous meta-sedimentary rock sequences of the Southern Slope Zone, Greater Caucasus, Republic of Georgia”.
2004-2006 CRDF-GRDF grant Project GEG2-3324-TB-02. “Ore-bearing of volcanic structures of paleoisland arcs (as exemplified on the Pontian-Southern Caucasus paleoarc)”.
2005–2008 The project № NZ 1412 - Ministry of Education and Sciences of Bulgaria "Magmatism and Ore-forming Systems in the Upper Cretaceous Porphyry and Epi¬thermal Deposits in the Srednegorie Zone (Bulgaria) and Adjara-Trialeti Zone (Georgia)".
2008-2010 Georgian National Science Foundation, Project #GNSF 204. "Gold Copperporphyry and Epithermal Low Sulfide Gold Mineralization of the Bolnisi Ore District, Ore-formation and Economical Perspective".
Scientific Activity:
1992 – present Professor of Tbilisi State University. Teaching staff;
Member of dissertation council of Geological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Georgia;
1992 – 1996 Vice President of Geological Society of Georgia;
Member of the SGA (Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits).
