Geology of the Šalek valley and the surrounding areas from written sources

In the paper are presented the oldest written records on Natural History, and especially the Earth Sciences concerning the [alek valley and surroundings, and that are of exceptionalcultural heritage value. We translated from archaic German a text by Hacquet from 1784 that discusses the Dobrna hot sp...

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Main Author: Aleksander Brezigar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Survey of Slovenia 2007-12-01
Series:Geologija
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Online Access:http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=500
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description In the paper are presented the oldest written records on Natural History, and especially the Earth Sciences concerning the [alek valley and surroundings, and that are of exceptionalcultural heritage value. We translated from archaic German a text by Hacquet from 1784 that discusses the Dobrna hot springs, and supplied it with explanations and comments.Added is the copy of a part of Hacquet’s lithohydrographic map with Šalek valley in its centre, and with our geologic explanations. Among the first geologists(geognosts)who studied the Šalek valley the German Keferstein should be mentioned, also author of the first geologic map of Germany,Studer,thewell-known Swiss geologist and founder of the Swiss Geologic Survey, and Ami Boué, one of founders of the French Geologic Society.The first modern geologic map of most of the [alek valley and Dobrna depression was elaborated between 1854 and 1856 by Marko Vincenc Lipold, the first geologist of Slovene origin and for many years the general manager of the Idrija mercury mine. The paper overs also the year 1875 when by drilling through the main lignite seam the rich Velenje coal deposit was recognized. This is considered the starting year of exploitation of the Velenje colliery.
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spelling doaj.art-7b70b313a04c47688017a0353b70f9e82023-01-23T08:10:15ZengGeological Survey of SloveniaGeologija0016-77891854-620X2007-12-01502233245Geology of the Šalek valley and the surrounding areas from written sourcesAleksander BrezigarIn the paper are presented the oldest written records on Natural History, and especially the Earth Sciences concerning the [alek valley and surroundings, and that are of exceptionalcultural heritage value. We translated from archaic German a text by Hacquet from 1784 that discusses the Dobrna hot springs, and supplied it with explanations and comments.Added is the copy of a part of Hacquet’s lithohydrographic map with Šalek valley in its centre, and with our geologic explanations. Among the first geologists(geognosts)who studied the Šalek valley the German Keferstein should be mentioned, also author of the first geologic map of Germany,Studer,thewell-known Swiss geologist and founder of the Swiss Geologic Survey, and Ami Boué, one of founders of the French Geologic Society.The first modern geologic map of most of the [alek valley and Dobrna depression was elaborated between 1854 and 1856 by Marko Vincenc Lipold, the first geologist of Slovene origin and for many years the general manager of the Idrija mercury mine. The paper overs also the year 1875 when by drilling through the main lignite seam the rich Velenje coal deposit was recognized. This is considered the starting year of exploitation of the Velenje colliery.http://www.geologija-revija.si/dokument.aspx?id=500history of geological investigationsB. HacquetM.V. LipoldŠalek valleyVelenje coalmine
spellingShingle Aleksander Brezigar
Geology of the Šalek valley and the surrounding areas from written sources
Geologija
history of geological investigations
B. Hacquet
M.V. Lipold
Šalek valley
Velenje coalmine
title Geology of the Šalek valley and the surrounding areas from written sources
title_full Geology of the Šalek valley and the surrounding areas from written sources
title_fullStr Geology of the Šalek valley and the surrounding areas from written sources
title_full_unstemmed Geology of the Šalek valley and the surrounding areas from written sources
title_short Geology of the Šalek valley and the surrounding areas from written sources
title_sort geology of the salek valley and the surrounding areas from written sources
topic history of geological investigations
B. Hacquet
M.V. Lipold
Šalek valley
Velenje coalmine
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