Dalibor Velebil
National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology
Geology, Mineralogy, History of Mining
This is a short English version of the Dalibor Velebil's personal website (in Czech). At the present time you can find here:
- articles written in English,
- abstracts of selected articles and
- D. Velebil's complete bibliography (list of the articles) — bilingual with translated titles
Articles
- Historical subsurface mining works in the Czech Republic as technical monuments (present situation as to the protection and exploration thereof from the point of view a non–governmental organisation).
- Introduction of the article dealing with history of pyrolusite specie: Manganese Mineralization of the Maria Theresia Vein near Horní Blatná /Bergstadt Platten/, Krušné hory Mts. /Erzgebirge Mts./, Czech Republic
- Historical Metallurgy of Silver
Summary of the article dealing with chemical and physical principles of basic metallurgic methods for extracting silver from sulphide ores used during the past centuries (up to 18th century) in the middle European region.
Abstracts
Abstracts are divided into chunks by their relation to geographical localities. Abstracts preceded by * (asterisk) mark contain link to a full Czech version of corresponding article (with picture attachment and list of references).
European non–Czech Localities
- * Lead and Zinc Deposit Bleiberg in Carinthia (Austria)
- * Mezica in Slovenia — World–Famous Locality of Wulfenite
- * Idria in Slovenia — historically significant deposit of mercury
Czech Republic, Krušné hory Mts. /Erzgebirge Mts./
Czech Republic, Other
- * Jedová hora Hill /Dědova hora Hill, Giftberg/ near Neřežín
- Cassiterite and/or Gold Placers by the Sázavka Village /formerly Smrdov/, ENE from Ledeč nad Sázavou
- Rokytnice nad Jizerou Ore Deposit in Krkonoše Mts. /Riesengibirge Mts./
- Axinite Localities in the Proterozoic Unit of Barrandian in the Vltava /Moldau/ Valley, South of Prague