Name, Last Name:
Avtandil Okrostsvaridze
Date of birth:
16.02.1956
Position:
Chief Scientist
Scientific/Academic Degree:
D sc - Doctor of Geological Sciences
Contact Information:
3/14/5 Didi Dighomi, Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 253 50 32; Mob. phone: 593 115 870; E-mail: okrostsvari@gw.acnet.ge, okrostsvari@hotmail.com;
Geological Institute of Georgian Academy of Sciences, 1/9 M.Alexidze st., 0171 Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 233 10 39; FFax: 233 06 47.
Education:
M.S. Engineer-geologist, Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Geology and Geography, 1979.
Professional Qualification:
1987 – Ph.D. thesis: Petrology of the Paleozoic Granitoids and Migmatites of Abkhazia.
1995 – Doctoral thesis: The Hercynian Granitoidal Series of the Caucasus.
Scientific Work Experience:
1979 -1980 Engineer-geologist (volcanologist) at the Institute of the Mineral Resources of the Caucasus;
1980-1983 Junior Scientist of Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences;
1983-1987 Scientist of Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences;
1987 -1995 Senior Scientist of Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences;
1989 Scientist of the joint working team of the Geological Department of Czechoslovakia and Geological Ministry of the USSR;
1992-1997 Senior Scientist in the Emission Research Center of the Georgian Polytechnical University;
1995-1997 A lecturer at the Georgian Polytechnical University, Department of Mining Geology;
1995 – 2006 Principal Scientist of Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences;
2002-2006 Vice-chairman for dissertation council - Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences;
2005-2006 Deputy-director of Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute of the Georgian Academy of Sciences;
2007-2009 Senior Scientist at LEPL Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology, Department of Petrology;
2009-present Chief Scientist at LEPL Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology, Department of Petrology, Mineralogy and Lithology.
Sphere of Research Interests:
Petrochemistry, geochemistry and genesis of granitoid rocks; mantle-crust interaction and problems of the continental crust evolution; issues concerning gold mineralization connection to felsic magmatic systems. Geological environment and health; protection of geological heritage.
Total Number of Publications: 115, number of papers in refereed journals: 17; number of books – 2.
List of Publications for Last 10 Years:
1. Okrostsvaridze A. Petrogenetic Pattern of the Hercynian Microcline Granitoids of the Dzirula Crystalline Salient. //Transactions of Geological Inst. of Georgian Acad. of Sci. dedicated to the 90th anniversary of G. Zaridze. Tbilisi, 1999, pp. 200-204. (in Russian)
2. Okrostsvaridze A. Bluashvili D. Pre-Alpine Granitoids of the Inner Massif of the Caucasus in the Light of Terrane Construction Bull of the Georgian Acad. Sci. vol.160, N 1, 1999, pp. 106-110.
3. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D. Hokrila-Achapara Ore-bearing zone in the crystalline basement of the Greater Caucasus (Svaneti, Georgia). IGCP Project N 337. Correlation, Anatomy and Magmatic Hydrothermal Evolution of Ore-Bearing Felsic Igneous System in Eurasia. Finland, Helsinki, 2000, pp.50-52.
4. Okrostsvaridze A. Inclusions in Granitoid Rocks (Restitic Parageneses in the Hercynian Granitoids of the Greater Caucasus). Materials of scientific session dedicated to the 110-th anniversary of Academician Al. Janelidze, Tbilisi. 2000, pp. 300-305 (in Russian)
5. Okrostsvaridze A. The Prospects of Using Magmatic and Metamorphic rocks of Georgia as Facing Material. Bull. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci. vol.162, No 1, 2000, pp. 120-123.
6. Okrostsvaridze A., Mgaloblishvili I.,Bluashvili D. Plagiogranite of Szgimazuki Massif and Ore Mineralization Related to it. Bulletin of the Georgian Acad. of Sci. vol. 162, No 1, 2000, pp.116-120
7. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D., Kvitsiani A. Structural-geological Position of Hokrila Gold Ore Manifestation. Materials of scientific session dedicated to the 110-th anniversary of Academician Al. Janelidze, Tbilisi, 2000, pp. 415-417 (in Russian)
8. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D. Hokrila-Achapara Gold Ore Manifestation – analogues, prospects. //Proceedings of Georgian Technical University. Tbilisi, 2001, pp. 97-101 (in Russian)
9. Okrostsvaridze A. Variscan Gabbro-Adamelite Series of the Greater Caucasus. Proceedings of Eurogranite’s 2001 Field Meeting, Western Carpathians. 2001, Bratislava, Slovakia. pp.77-80.
10. Okrostsvaridze A., Clarke D., Reinolds P. Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr and 40Ar-39Ar Isotopic Systems and Ages of the Pre-Alpine Granitoid of the Inner Caucasian Massif. Proceedings Geological Institute of the Georgian Acad. Sci., vol.117, Tbilisi, 2002, pp.137-187 (in Russian).
11. Okrostsvaridze A. Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr and K-Ar Isotopic System and Ages of Tonalites of the Dzirula Salient Inner Caucasian Massif. Bulletin of the Georgian Acad. of Sci. vol.165, N 1, 2002, pp. 78 -82.
12. Okrostsvaridze A. Evolution of Continental Crust of Dzirula Salient of the Trans-Caucasian Median Mass. "Oil and Gas of Georgia", Tbilisi. 2002, pp. 93-99 (in Russian)
13. Okrostsvaridze A., Clarke D., Reinolds P. New Data about the Genesis and Isotope Age of the Dzirula Salient Ricotites (Orthoclase Gabbro) of the Inner Caucasian Massif. Bulletin of the Georgian Acad. Sci., vol. 166, No 3, 2002, pp. 78-82.
14.Okrostsvaridze A. Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr and Ar-Ar Isotopic Systems of Ricotites (Orthoclase Gabbro) of Dzirula Crystalline Salient of the Trans-Caucasian Median Massif. Journal "Oil and Gas of Georgia" No 2 (6), 2002, pp.102-106 (in Russian)
15. Okrostsvaridze A., Shengelia D. Facing Magmatic and Metamorphic Rocks of Georgia. In: Industrial Minerals and Building Stones. Istanbul, 2003. pp. 71-76.
16. Okrostsvaridze A. The first Data on the Investigation of Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr Isotopic Systems of Dzirula Salient Gneisses Quartz-Diorites of the Black Sea-Transcaucasian Terrain. Bull. of the Georgian Acad. Sci., vol. 168, N 2, 2003, pp. 282-286
17. Okrostsvaridze A., Oniashvili N. Iori clay deposit of Georgia and the prospects of its use. In: Industrial Material and Building Stones. Istanbul, 2003, pp.214-218.
18. Okrostsvaridze A., Clarke D. New Data on Isotopic Investigations of Magmatic Rocks of the Dzirula Salient of the Transcaucasian Median Massif. DAN of Russian Federation, vol. 398, № 1, 2004. (in Russian)
19. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D. A New Gold Manifestation in the Crystalline Basement of the Greater Caucasus (Svaneti, Georgia). DAN of Russian Federation. Vol. 151, № 4, 2004, pp. 74-82 (in Russian)
20. Okrostsvaridze A., Basheleishvili L. The Black Sea-Transcaucasian Terrain of the Dzirula Salient Continental Crust Formation stages. Proceedings of Geological Institute of the Georgian Acad. Sci., new series, vol. 119, 2004, pp. 434-446 (in Russian)
21. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D. The Hokrila-Achapara Gold Ore-field of the Main Range of the Greater Caucasus (Georgia). In: Geology of Ore Deposits. 2004
22. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D. Petrology of Ore-bearing Rocks of the Hokrila-Achapara Gold Manifestation and Some Questions of its Genesis (the Greater Caucasus, Georgia). In: Magmatic and Metamorphic Formations and the Connected Ore-Mineralization. IV Petrological Conference. Tashkent, 2005, pp. 283-289
23. Okrostsvaridze A. New Data about the Hokrila-Achapara Gold Ore Manifestation. Bulletin of the Georgian Acad. Sci., vol. 172, N 1, 2005, pp. 108-112.
24. Okrostsvaridze A. Iori Clay Deposit and Perspective of its Use. Bulletin of the Georgian Acad. Sci., vol. 56, N 3, 2006, pp. 76-84.
25. Okrostsvaridze A. The First Data on Ultrabasic Intrusive in the Budja Canyon (Dzirula Salient of the Inner Caucasian Massif), Bulletin of the Georgian Acad. Sci. 2006, Vol.173, N3, pp.533-536.
26. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D. New Data about Hokrila part of Hokrila-Achapara Gold Manifestation and the Problem of Source Ore Mineralization. In book: “Geodynamic, Petrologic and Metallogeny of the Caucasus”. Baku, 2006, pp. 352-362.
27. Okrostsvaridze A., Chagelishvili R. On the Results of Isotope Investigations of the Rkvia Granitoid Intrusion (Dzirula Salient, the Transcaucasian Median Massif). In: “Georgian Oil and Gas”, № 17, Tbilisi, 2006, pp. 26-32.
28. Okrostsvaridze A., Chagelishvili R. Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr and Ar –Ar Isotope Systems and Ages of the Rkvia Intrusion. In: “Georgian Oil and Gas”, № 18, Tbilisi, 2006, pp.23-28.
29. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D., Chagelishvili R. The Role of Mantle Material by Continental Crust Formation of Dzirula Uplift of the Black Sea-Transcaucasian Terrane. In Book: “Ophiolites: Geology, Petrology, Metallogeny and Geodynamics). Yekaterinburg, 2006, pp. 221-227.
30. Chagelishvili R., Okrostsvaridze A. Peculiarities of Rare Earth Elements Distribution within the Rkvia Intrusive of Dzirula Salient, Inner Caucasus. (2006). “Georgian Oil and Gas”, №18, pp. 66-71. (in Georgian).
31. Okrostsvaridze A., Basheleishvili L. Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr and 40Ar-39Ar Isotopic System of Granitoid and Continental crust formation of Inner Caucasian Dzirula Uplift, 2007, Proceeding of Petrological Meeting. Baku, pp.197-214.
32. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D., Shakhidova D. Industrial Type of Gold Deposit. In Book: “Actual Problems of Geology and Geophysics”. Tashkent, 2007, pp. 245-250.
33. Okrostsvaridze A., Chagelishvili R. On Genetic Identity of Rkvia and Beretisa Granitoid Intrusive (Dzirula Massif). Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, vol.175, № 3. 2007, pp 61-65.
34. Okrostsvaridze A. Hercynian Granitoid Magmatism of the Greater Caucasus. Tbilisi, 2007, 223 p.
35. Okrostsvaridze A. The Results of Details Investigation of the Hokrila Part of The Hokrila-Achapara Gold Manifestation of the Greater Caucasus (Georgia, Svaneti). Proceedings of Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology. New ser., vol. 124, Tbilisi. 2008, pp.329-337.
36. Okrostsvaridze A., Bluashvili D. The Sakeni Ore Field – Geological Evidence and Perspectives (Greater Caucasus). Bull. Georgian Acad. Sci. Vol. N 1, 2009, pp. 84-87.
List of the Best Publications (at the author’s discretion)
Participatoin in International Scientific Forums (for last 10 years):
1999 France, Clermont–Ferrand – IV International Hutton symposium “Generation of Granitoids and the Connected Rocks”
1999 Greece, Athens – International Conference of “Eurogranite”
2000 Finland, Helsinki – Field Meeting under the IGCP #P337 – “Felsic Magmatism and the Related Ore-manifestations”
2000 Russia, Moscow – International Conference on Geochemistry of Magmatic Rocks
2000 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro – III International geological congress
2001 – Slovakia, Bratislava. “Eurogranite’s” 2001 Field Meeting in Western Carpathians.
2003 Japan – V International Hutton symposium: “Generation of Granitoids and the Connected Rocks”
2003 Turkey, Istanbul – International Symposium: “Industrial Minerals and Building Materials.’
2004 Greece, Thessaloniki – V International Symposium on the Eastern Mediterranean Geology.
2004 Italy, Florence – 32-nd International Geological Congress
2005 Uzbekistan, Tashkent - International Conference. “Magmatic and Metamorphic Formations and the Connected Ore-mineralizations”.
2005 India, Janci - International Conference. Growth of the Pre-cambrian Continent and Tectonism.
2006 Azerbaijan, Baku – International Petrological Conference.
2006 Russia, Yekaterinburg - International Scientific Conference. Ophiolites: Geology, Petrology, Metallogeny and Geodynamics.
2007 Uzbekistan, Tashkent - International Conference.Actual Problems of Geology and Geophysics.
2007 Azerbaijan, Baku – International Petrological Conference: Problematic Questions of the Geodynamics, petrology and Metallogeny of the Caucasus.
2007 South Africa, Marshaltown - VI International Hutton symposium.
2008 Norway, Oslo – 33rd International Geological Congress.
2009 Italy, Rome – Field Meeting. Young Volcanoes of Italy
Participation in Research Grant Projects (for last 10 years):
1997-2000 Dulhouse University (Canada)Grant project – “Mantle-crust Interactions and Granitoid Magmatism“.
1997-2000; 2000-2001; 2001—2003; 2003-2005; Grant projects of the Georgian Academy of Sciences.
2008-2009 NATO Grant project – “Volcanic Safety and the Protection Measures on the Georgian Segment of the Caspian Oil and Gas Pipeline“ – project coordinator from Georgian Party.
2009-2011 – NATO Grant project – “Cancerogen Fibrous Zeolite-induced Contamination: Risk Zones and Environmental Protection Measures”.
2009-2012 - ILP (International Lithosphere Project) Joint Task Force Project. NATO
Scientific Activity:
1995-1997 Course of Lectures in Petrology – Georgian Technical University, Department of Mining Geology.
Since 2007 – present The invited Professor, Tbilisi state University, Department of Natural Studies.
2002, 2006 – He has prepared two candidates of sciences.
At present is a scientific supervisor of one candidate for PhD degree.
Since 1985 – present Member of Geological Society of Georgia.
Since 1996 – present Member of the European Scientific Organization "Eurogranite".
1997 The comission under the Geological department of Georgia cirtified him as a pioneer of the Hokrila-Achapara gold ore-manifestation. Registration No p.k. 02.24.06.
Since1998 – present Member of Georgian Geologist National Committee.
2007 Co-owner of the licence on the Hokrila-Achapara Gold ore field study and development. Licence No 00292, Tbilisi, Georgia.
