Azərbaycan Geologiya Muzeyi | |
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| Established | 1982 |
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| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Coordinates | 40°22′23″N49°49′13″E / 40.3731°N 49.8202°E |
The Azerbaijan Museum of Geology is located in Azerbaijan. The main activity of the museum is the presentation of rocks, minerals and ore samples, which characterize the country's mineral and raw material base. [1]
The museum was founded in 1969 as an area museum. In 1982, the museum was given the status of "Azerbaijan Museum of Geology" by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the former Soviet Union of Azerbaijan. [1]
On May 21, 2008, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the allocation of one million manat from the Presidential Reserve Fund to improve the activities of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Environment. [2] As part of this order, the museum has undergone extensive repair and reconstruction, and the structure of the museum has been modernized to modern requirements. The museum area is increased to 630 square meters. December 25, 2010, the opening ceremony of the museum after the overhaul. [3]
In the exposition hall of the museum there are more than 5,000 ore, non-ore, construction materials, ornamental and facing stones, natural stone, mineral, paleontological findings, geological maps of various content reflecting the mineral resources of Azerbaijan as well as from other regions of the world, albums, booklets and other exhibits.
In 2016–2017, a total of 15 exhibits, including quartz minerals and decorative stones, were transferred to the foundation of the museum. These exhibits were found in the Dashkesan and Khyzy regions, as well as in the Lesser Caucasus and the northeast of the Greater Caucasus. One of the samples, quartz mineral, was found in the Zagatala region. [4]
In February 2018, a specimen was transferred to the foundation of the museum - a mineral interspersed with galena, sphalerite and quartz, which was found in the Soyugbulag, Gadabay and is believed to belong to the Middle Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era. [5] In addition, in the first half of the year, 2 more exhibits were transferred to the museum. [6]
There are six sections in the museum to create a clear idea of the natural wealth of the earth in the Republic of Azerbaijan. [1]
The Regional Geography section includes distinct geological maps reflecting stratigraphy, lithology, petrography, tectonics, magnetism, morphology, mud volcanoes, underground mineral waters and mineral deposits. The geological map of the republic is based on relief on the scale of 1: 100 000. This section also includes geological, quaternary deposits of Azerbaijan, mud volcanoes, minerals, maps of the oil and gas states, as well as the geological map of the Caucasus in the scale of 1: 500,000. is displayed. In addition, Kern samples and geological cross-section from deep wells drilled in Saatli are preserved. This section also featured more than 510 rare rocks, ore, mono-mineral and druza, geodata samples. [1]
Mineral raw material base of the Republic consists of two sections.
In sculptures and podiums section of the Scythian Mineral Deposits have been taken from various fields of the republic and are composed of black, color, noble and others. geometric maps, cross sections, photographs of mountain industry objects, special stands, albums are displayed.
Nonmetallic raw materials the building materials sources section begin with a stand reflecting underground, mineral, thermal and fresh water. Mining, dolomite, zeolite, quartz, calcite (sulphate), sulfur arsenic, listvenite, obsidian-perlite, barite, kaolin, bentonite, natural dye and many other examples from the important fields and manifestations of mountain-chemistry and the mountain industry are demonstrated. A great part of the exposition is made of natural decorative stones and stands. [1]
In the petrography section, intrusive, effusive, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks were sampled. Besides rock samples brought from different regions of Azerbaijan, rocks from other regions of the world complete the petrography collection. [1]
In the section of mineralogy, the basis of the exposition forms samples of exchange from many regions of the world to complete the collection of minerals and collections from the territory of our republic. Crystal aggregates of minerals, free elements, sulfides, oxides, halide, carbonates, silicates, borates, phosphates, and sulphides and hydroxides are demonstrated here. [1]
In the section Paleontology, remains of fauna and flora covering age periods from Silur to Neogene. [1]
In the photo section, panoramas describing geologically interesting corners of the republic, minerals deposits, stone quarries and portraits of prominent geologists. Photographs transmitted by specialist geologists are used to design exhibits and stands. [1]
Sphalerite is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S. It is the most important ore of zinc. Sphalerite is found in a variety of deposit types, but it is primarily in sedimentary exhalative, Mississippi-Valley type, and volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits. It is found in association with galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite, calcite, dolomite, quartz, rhodochrosite, and fluorite.
Sedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, silt, and clay, and the processes that result in their formation, transport, deposition and diagenesis. Sedimentologists apply their understanding of modern processes to interpret geologic history through observations of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary structures.
Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its pure form (rare), it is typically a rose-red colour, but it can also be shades of pink to pale brown. It streaks white, and its Mohs hardness varies between 3.5 and 4.5. Its specific gravity is between 3.45 and 3.6. It crystallizes in the trigonal system, and cleaves with rhombohedral carbonate cleavage in three directions. Crystal twinning often is present. It is often confused with the manganese silicate, rhodonite, but is distinctly softer. Rhodochrosite is formed by the oxidation of manganese ore, and is found in South Africa, China, and the Americas. It is officially listed as one of the National symbols of Argentina.
Quartzite is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to grey, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink and red due to varying amounts of hematite. Other colors, such as yellow, green, blue and orange, are due to other minerals.
Petrography is a branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks. Someone who studies petrography is called a petrographer. The mineral content and the textural relationships within the rock are described in detail. The classification of rocks is based on the information acquired during the petrographic analysis. Petrographic descriptions start with the field notes at the outcrop and include macroscopic description of hand specimens. The most important petrographer's tool is the petrographic microscope. The detailed analysis of minerals by optical mineralogy in thin section and the micro-texture and structure are critical to understanding the origin of the rock.
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In optical mineralogy and petrography, a thin section is a thin slice of a rock or mineral sample, prepared in a laboratory, for use with a polarizing petrographic microscope, electron microscope and electron microprobe. A thin sliver of rock is cut from the sample with a diamond saw and ground optically flat. It is then mounted on a glass slide and then ground smooth using progressively finer abrasive grit until the sample is only 30 μm thick. The method uses the Michel-Lévy interference colour chart to determine thickness, typically using quartz as the thickness gauge because it is one of the most abundant minerals.
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