Earth Science Institute of the SAS
Topic
Accessory minerals as indicators of the formation and magmatic evolution of Variscan diorite rocks in the Western Carpathians
PhD. program
Year of admission
2026
Name of the supervisor
RNDr. Igor Broska, DrSc.
Contact:
Receiving school
Prírodovedecká fakulta UK
Annotation
Except the compositions of main rock-forming phases, indicators of the magmatic evolution of gabbro/diorite rocks, in particular, are accessory minerals such as zircon, apatite, titanite, allanite and Fe-Ti-oxides. Advanced techniques for investigating the age and composition of accessory minerals, including their isotopes, will be used for understanding the magmatic and geodynamic evolution of gabbro/diorites within the Variscan orogeny. Existing data indicate intensive reprecipitation of several mineral phases during the emplacement of diorites, and therefore, great attention will be paid in individual diorite bodies of the Western Carpathians crystalline basement to deciphering of the mineral sequence and their stability. Applicants are expected to have a good knowledge of the geology of the Variscan Western Carpathians and related magmatic processes.