Name, Last Name:
Guram Tsimakuridze
Date of Birth:
25.07 1934
Position:
Senior Scientist at Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology
Scientific/Academic Degree:
PhD (Candidate of Geological-mineralogical Sciences)
Contact Information:
No 9 Chavchavadze ave., flat 4, Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: 222 76 68
Education:
Engineer-geologist, Georgian Technical University, 1954-1959
Professional Qualification:
PhD thesis: "Petrology of Paleozoic Granitoids of Upper Svaneti", 1972
Scientific Work Experience:
1960-1972 Junior Scientist - Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute, Department of Petrology.
1972-2006 Senior Scientist - Al.Djanelidze Geological Institute, Department of Petrology.
2006-2009 Senior Scientist - LEPL Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology, Department of Geochemistry.
2009-present Senior Scientist - LEPL Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology - Department of Tectonics, Regional Geology and Seismotectonics.
Sphere of Research:
Wide scope of petrological issues concerned with investigation of Old crystalline Massifs: granite-formation, magmatism, metasomatism, migmatization processes and metamorphism of the host rocks.
Total Number of Publications: 58.
List of Publications for Last 10 Years:
1. Dudauri O., Vashakidze G. Togonidze M., Tsimakuridze G. New Data on the age of Granitoids of the Darial Massif.// Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 115, 2000. pp. 306-309 (in Russian)
2. Abesadze M., Adamia Sh., Tsimakuridze G., Chkhotua T., Shavishvili I. Structure and Formation of Loki Salient of Transcaucasus Basement. IV International Turkish Geol. Symposium University of Adana, Turkey. 2001. pp. 8-10.
3. Zakariadze G., Adamia Sh., Chkhotua T., Kekelia M., Shavishvili I., Tsimakuridze G. Geodynamics of the Pre-Alpine of Georgia (Transcaucasus). "Geologica Carpathica" International.Geological Journal, vol. 53. (XVII Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association). 2002. pp.19-24
4. Abesadze M., Adamia Sh., Chkhotua T., Tsimakuridze G., Shavishvili I. Structure and the Formation of Loki Salient of the Transcaucasian Basement.// Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 117. Tbilisi, 2002. pp. 135-145.(in Russian)
5. Adamia Sh., Asanidze B., Chkotua T., Kekelia M., Shavishvili I., Tsimakuridze G., Zakariadze G. Fragments of Paleo-Tethyan terranes of the crystalline core of the Greater Caucasus. 5-th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. 2004. pp. 1-10.
6. Abesadze M., Kekelia M., Tsimakuridze G., Shavishvili I., Chkhotua T. Petrogeochemical Peciliarities of Metabasites of the Kassari Complex of the Greater Caucasian Main Range.//Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 119. 2004. Pp.494-501 (in Russian)
7. Tsimakuridze G., Akhvlediani R., Kekelia M., Shvelidze I. Resistors in the Infrastructure of the Main Ridge of the Greater Caucasus. // Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 119, 2004. Pp. 454-461 (in Russian)
8. Tsimakuridze G., Chkhotua T. The Effect of Sederholm and Succession of Metamorphic Processes and Granite Formation in the Gneiss-Migmatite Complex of the Dzirula Massif.//Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 119. 2004. pp. 477-481 (in Russian)
9. Adamia Sh., Zakariadze G., Kekelia M., Tsimakuridze G., Chkhotua T., Shavishvili I. Paleooceanic Complexes in the Hercynides System of the Greater Caucasus: Geological Position, Matter Content, Petrogenesis, Geodynamic Interpretation. In: "Ophiolites: Geology, Petrology, Metallogeny and Geodynamics". Materials of International Scientific Conference "XII readings dedicated to the memory of A.N.Zavaritskii. Inst. of Geology and Geochemistry, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 2006. Pp.185-188
List of the Best Publications (at the author's discretion):
1. Tsimakuridze G. Bimicaceous Granites of Upper Svaneti. In: "Questions of Geochemistry and Petrology". Tbilisi, "Metsniereba". 1973. pp.16-21 (in Russian)
2. Abesadze M., Planderova E., Tsimakuridze G. Recent Data on the Age of Metamirphic Schists of the Dzirula Mass (Georgia).// Geologicke Prace Bratislava, 1980 Pp.137-143.
3. Adamia Sh., Kekelia M., Tsimakuridze G. Pre-Variscan and Variscan Granitoids of the Caucasus. Newsletter, vol. 5. 1983. Pp.5-12.
4. Kekelia M., Tsimakuridze G. Hercynian Plutonism of the Caucasus. Transactions: Geology and Useful Mnerals of the Caucasus. 1989. Pp.268-283 (in Russian)
5. Adamia Sh., Abesadze M., Chkhotua T., Tsimakuridze G. Tectonites in the Variscan crystalline assemblages of the Great Caucasus and Dumbier massif of West Carpathians. Special vol. of IGCP, Project N 276. Bratislava. 1992. Pp. 7-19.
6. Dudauri O., Vashakidze G., Togonidze M., Tsimakuridze G. New Data on the age of Granitoids of the Darial Massif.// Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 115. 2000. Pp. 306-310 (in Russian)
7. Abesadze M., Adamia Sh., Chkhotua T., Tsimakuridze G., Shavishvili I. Structure and the Formation of Loki Salient of the Transcaucasian Basement.// Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 117. Tbilisi, 2002. pp. 135-145.(in Russian)
8. Zakariadze G., Adamia Sh., Chkotua T., Kekelia M., Shavishvili I., Tsimakuridze G. Geodynamic of the Pre-Alpine of Georgia (Transcaucasus). "Geologica Carpathica" Intern. Geologic Journal, vol. 53. (XVII th Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association). 2002. Pp.19-24.
9. Tsimakuridze G., Chkhotua T. The Effect of Sederholm and Succession of Metamorphic Processes and Granite Formation in the Gneiss-Migmatite Complex of the Dzirula Massif.//Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 119. 2004. pp. 477-481 (in Russian)
10. Tsimakuridze G., Akhvlediani R., Kekelia M., Shvelidze I. Resistors in the Infrastructure of the Main Ridge of the Greater Caucasus. // Proceedings of Geol. Inst. of the Georgian Acad. of Sci., new series, issue 119, 2004. Pp. 454-461 (in Russian)
Participation in International Scientific Forums (for last 10 years):
2001 - Turkey, Adana. International Turkish Geol. Symposium
2002 - Slovakia, Bratislava. XVII Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association.
2004 - Thessaloniki, Greece. 5-th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology.
2006 - Russia, Ekaterinburg. International Scientific Conference "XII readings dedicated to the memory of A.N.Zavaritskii
Participation in Research Grant Projects (for last 10 years):
1. Grant Project of Georgian Academy of Sciences - Petrology of Magmatic and Metamorphic Formations of Georgia. 2000-2001.
2. Grant Project of Georgian Academy of Sciences - "Petro-mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Precambrian Metamorphites and Magmatites of Georgia." 2005-2006.
3. GNSF Grant Project #GNSF/ST07/5-204 - "Gold Copperporphyry and Epithermal Low Sulfide Gold Mineralization of the Bolnisi Ore District, Ore-formation and Economical Perspective".2008-2010
