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Institute of Mineralogy

TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Annual Report 2011

News from the (Brennhausgasse)*

The picture rows. Top Views from the church of St. Peters across the Upper Market: left houses around the Ratskeller and at right the Ratspharmacy, in old days referred to as the Pharmacy of the Black Elephant; Center: the Freiberg Cathedral. Bottom Pictures from the western Andes Cordillera, Peru, on ca. 5.000 m a.s.l. – a landscape shaped by mining

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Impressions from the Freiberg Christmas market 2011

Imprint. The research groups are responsible for the individual content of this report. Contact: Director of the Institute of Mineralogy, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Heide. Brennhausgasse 14, D-09599 Freiberg; fon: 03731 – 39 2628, fax: 03731 – 39 3129; E-Mail: [email protected]

Sources: Diverse press releases of the university press unit, mostly by Maria Höppner (Thank you!), and for the historical data: Wagenbreth O, Pohl N, Kaden H, Volkmer R (2008) Die Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg und ihre Geschichte. 2. ed. 345 p. Photos, if not otherwise stated, were taken by JMT. *A special Thank you goes to Tanja Münch, a highly engaged student at the TU Bergakademie Frei-berg. She sketched the comic on the title page. This was originally published in the Freiberg student magazine “wuehlmaus” in December 2010.

We cordially thank all our friends and supporters, all colleagues and members of the University Head that helped us this year in one way or the other. We also wish to thank all of those who trusted in us and gave us the opportunity and the means to successfully face new challenges and to work in fascinating projects. And we want to extend a heartfelt Thank you to all of our staff and team members for the very good cooperation, creativity, constructive criticism and engagement. It has been again a pleasure to work in this wonderful institute. Without you, our performance would not be possible.

Jörg Matschullat


Institute of Mineralogy – 2011 You may wonder if it is possible to become even more efficient and to squeeze even more into each time unit – we feel that time flies faster than ever anyway. The year 2011 left us all with the impression that a „More“ seems unthinkable. Whether any further increase in so-called performance is sustainable and reflects quality will be up to others to judge. We cer-tainly did not feel bored and we hope that this is, what you, dear friend of our house and in-terested reader may perceive when reading this report.

Institute, University and City News from in and around Freiberg in the year 2011. The TU Bergakademie Freiberg again shows record student numbers (more than 5,700 in autumn 2011). Our faculty contrib-utes strongly to this development and so does our institute. The downside of such growth is easy to identify: the number of staff does not grow with it, but rather will decline according to plans of the Saxon government. In this situation, the foundation of the Helmholtz-Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (HiF) consoles us only a little bit, even though we do hope that on the mid-term, this per-se fantastic addition will also support and improve our teaching activities.

Our city, on the other hand, is certainly happy about this growth – it dampens the population decrease and brings even more life into our increasingly vivid (inner) city. In preparation for the 850-year anniver-sary celebrations in 2012, this year saw amazing construction and renovation activities. In the Advent weeks already, the new Upper Market and the beautifully re-designed Castle Square shine in a new and enticing light (pictures above). At the same time, very many buildings are being further restored and renovated, new shops open, and despite all this construction craze, visitors did not shy away and even vis-ited terra mineralia – more than 425,000 guests to its 3rd Anniversary on October 22 – as well as the many other cultural and historical sites. Freudenstein Castle will soon be framed by another jewel: Donator Dr. Engel celebrated the topping-out ceremony on November 25 for the building on Silbermannstreet 2, a former Physics building (http://tu-freiberg.de/presse/-aktuelles/aktuelles_detail.html?Datensatz=1412). New premises will be constructed there for the Chair of History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology.

A glimpse into history. In the year 1171 Markgraf Otto the Rich had the predecessor of Freudenstein Castle built. In 1431 the construction of the Freiberg City Hall was finished; in 1501 the re-construction of the Freiberg Cathedral into a Gothic style hall church. Ten years


later the first mentioning of the Freiberg mine St. Elisabeth appeared. 1641 saw the very first use of gunpowder in the Saxon mining district (Schneeberg). Tsar Peter I. visited Freiberg and its mines twice. Abraham Gottlob Werner studied Law, Philosophy, new languages and Mineralogy in 1771 at Leipzig University. In 1791 an amalgamation factory started operating in Halsbrücke. On April 21, 1801 the mining officer Friedrich Anton von Heynitz died, co-founder of the Bergakademie. His successor was Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich von Trebra, initially the very first student of the Bergakademie. In 1811 the first gas lantern illuminated the Fischerstreet of Freiberg, built by Prof. Lampadius – and the very first city illumination in Europe, based on coke-oven gas. Saxony became a constitutional monarchy on September 4, 1811. As of the study year 1831, even the bursaries of the Bergakademie needed to pay annual dues. These initially amounted to 20 talers, and as of 1858 to 50 talers. On October 15, 1861, the Royal Saxon Small Business Act eliminated most trade barriers. This initiated an unprecedented economic growth, e.g., of regional machine engineering. The German Empire was founded in 1871. Saxony, one of Germany’s industri-al centers, developed a self-understanding as a “cultural nation”. The predecessor of todays Association of Friends and Supporters of TU Bergakademie Freiberg was founded in 1921 (dissolved in 1945 and re-established in 1990). The Berlin wall was erected in 1961, separating Germany. 1991 saw the re-opening of the Saxon Upper Mining Authority in Freiberg under the guidance of Chief Mining Administrator Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schmidt. In the same year, our institute was newly founded (once again) as “Institute for Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Economic Geology”, following German re-unification. Ten years ago, Dr. Peter Beuge, professor for geochemistry (photo @ right) died, way too early. The „Student Chapter Freiberg“ of the Society of Economic Geology (SEG) was founded in 2001, too.

The Institute and its Research Groups (RG) The foundation of the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, in short HIF, certainly was the biggest topic for our institute, our faculty and our university in 2011. A 1st Freiberg Resource Technology Symposium on February 14 and 15 received substantial at-tention. Prior to the establishment of the Helmholtz Institute, the event assessed the knowns and unknowns, on-site capacities and deficits to be overcome. On May 20, Jens Gutzmer was nominated as the founding director of HIF and started duty on May 23. By now the HIF works with the first 16 staff members.

Federal Minister for Research, Prof. Annette Schavan, handed over the symbolic key to Prof. Jens Gutzmer, Director of the new Helmholtz-Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, on the formal founding ceremony on August 29, 2011. The event took place at our mine “Reiche Zeche”. At right, the Saxon Minister President, Dipl.-Ing. Stanislaw Tillich (photo: Pressestelle TUBAF).


We were honoured from February 13 to 15 with the visit of Terry Plank, Lamont Doherty Labora-tories and Columbia University, as „Distin-guished Lecturer“ of the American Mineralogical Society (AMS). We thoroughly enjoyed and intensively discussed her two lectures: Are the oceans shrinking? and Why are volcanoes where they are?. The pictures above show her at the post-colloquium and in discussion with colleagues. Yes, the oceans are shrinking, yet there is no reason for panic, since the process is rather slow, even according to geological scales. Why volcanoes are where they are will remain an open question for the time being, and a very good reason to study geosciences – too many unknowns stand between our knowledge and the necessary understanding. Both lectures were exciting and food for thought. We are very happy that we succeeded for the fourth time in a row to attract such an outstanding scientific personality and guest to Freiberg, strongly supported by the AMS – and we look forward to the next one.

No April Fool: on April 1, the lecturer position in Petrology was finally and permanently re-filled – after 13 years and tough battles. We are delighted to have Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schulz with us, who has supported our institute as of 1996 already. He served from the summer term 1996 to the summer term 2000 as an honorary lecturer and DFG-bursary at the Insti-tutes of Mineralogy and Geology and is with us since November 01, 2005.

Smiling May comes in to play: at our faculty meeting on May 10, rector Prof. Bernd Meyer delivered the appointment certificate to PD Dr. Thomas Seifert, who now is associate profes-sor. The upgrade reflects his long-term engagement for institute and Research Group as well as his commitment to teaching.

Since June 24, PD Dr. Stefan Norra enhances and enriches faculty and teaching scope as guest professor in geoecology. Until recently, Dr. Norra served as acting full professor for geoecology and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

From July 4, Prof. Gerhard Heide took over responsibility as the Director of our institute to lighten the load of Prof. Jens Gutzmer.

Once again, we could welcome Prof. Klaus Keil, University of Hawaii, to one of his brilliant lectures. On July 22, he focussed on aubrites (achondritic meteorites) and pyroklastic vol-canism on asteroid bodies.

Brennhausgasse 5 appears all new (see our 2010 re-port and below). Looking more clo-sely, there certain-ly are some defi-cits to be over-come within the labs inside, yet, we

can work again. After those construction works are nearly finished, and the scaffolding is down, we got a new one ... now around our main building, the Wer-ner-Bau (photo on right). We still cannot fully believe it, but we were told and granted that the building shall be fully renovated until 2014. By then, not only the façade shall glow again and reflect the building’s in-ner values (energy-saving including new windows


that do not compromise the historical character), new energy net and modernized heating; to name but a few. The photo above left shows an example for the bitter necessity of energetic renovation.

It was an unexpected blow to see us confronted over many months this year with a forced closure of our Werner-Bau to the public. Technical reasons were given and provisional stair-cases were erected on both extreme outsides of the building (escape routes; see photo above @ right). The geoscientific collections were particularly hit hard, and many guests, including school kids could not be served.

Laboratory for Stable Isotopes. The ongoing state budgetary constraints that we feel with some pain, demands even more creativity, unless you want to give up performance and competences that largely have a great tradition particularly here in Freiberg. After more than 50 years of successful work at the Bergakademie Freiberg, personnel cut-backs demanded closing the labs late in 2010: a painful loss of a firmly established address for the geo and hydrosciences. Particularly the sulphur and oxygen isotopic studies from our lab were in de-mand not only from within Germany, but from all over the world. To keep the facility alive, we were looking for an alternative. A commercial use was one of the options to save the techni-cal infrastructure. With Dr. Frank Haubrich as a partner of the company “Gesellschaft für Lagerstätten und Rohstoffberatung bR – Erz&Stein”, we found THE person, who can keep the ship afloat and possibly guide it to new shores. As a mineralogist, Frank has a long-term record of successful work with stable isotopes – and he grew up in this lab. We managed to establish the commercial use with a collaboration agreement between his company and the university. As a result, both analytical capabilities and the teaching units for our students are safeguarded and shall be developed further.

RG General and Applied Mineralogy

Erika Krüger and Fritz Lütke-Uhlenbrock unveil the memorial plate of the new shock wave laboratory. Photo: D. Müller http://tu-freiberg.de/presse/aktuelles/aktuelles_detail.html?Datensatz=1294

Inauguration of the World’s largest shock wave laboratory in the Research Mine “Rei-che Zeche” and “Alte Elisabeth”. Punctually at 11:48 hrs on July 11, Erika Krüger, Donour and CEO of the Dr.-Erich-Krüger-Foundation, inaugurated the lab with a symbolic blast within Reiche Zeche (Photo above). Rector Prof. Bernd Meyer, foundation board member Fritz Lüttke-Uhlenbrock, BAM Vice-president Prof. Thomas Böllinghaus, and the Vice-Chair of the German Mineralogical Society, Prof. Falko Langenhorst, delivered words of greetings in a small ceremony.

The new shock wave lab of the Institutes of Mineralogy and Inorganic Chemistry is part of the Freiberg High Pressure Research Group (FHP), supported by the Dr.-Erich-Krüger-Foundation. Up to 20 kg of high energy explosives can be blasted in the new six by six m wide and more than 5 m high cavern. This allows generating pressures above 3000


Gigapascal for material synthesis. For comparison: the pressure in the Earth’s core is about 350 Gigapascal. The room has about 200 cubic meters and sits at a depth of 150 m below the surface. New high pressure phases shall be synthesized in the dekagram range. The shock wave synthesis is currently being used in three large research projects (FHP, DFG, ADDE). With this method and in conjunction with the already established growth techniques for silicate and oxidic single crystals, the group is proud to have a distinctive feature within mineralogy and crystallography. Yet, the new lab permits various additional technological opportunities. Next to the production of new materials, wellknown techiques shall be further developed, such as shock compression of poweders, blast plating and explosive forming.

Colloquium “Mineralogy and analytics of high-purity SiO2 raw materials”. Current top-ics on SiO2-raw materials were discussed, from mineral resources to analytical aspects. With quartz being the major resource for modern silicon production, this colloquium was part of this year’s BHT key topic “Silicon – from resource to solar cell and back”. Important topics, presented in 17 talks and two poster presentations, included the boundary conditions of the formation of ultrapure quartz and SiO2-raw materials, their specific characteristics and the development of modern analytical techniques to characterise the material as well as the in-dustrial use of SiO2-minerals and rocks.

Leading experts from many countries, representing industry and science could be enticed to partake and to present state-of-the-art and new aspects in research and application. Over 50 partici-pants from ten countries (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, USA) took part. More detailed information can be found in the program. Selected aspects shall be published in a Springer book “Quartz: deposits, mineralogy and analytics”. Source: http://tu-freiberg.de/forschungsforum/2011/fk6_rueckblick.html; Text: J. Götze; Photo: Torsten Mayer)

ACHATE III. 656 literally brilliant pages from the won-derworld of unique agates and fascinating jaspis in-clude a major contribution from Prof. Jens Götze: The SiO2-system and the definition of agate; Geological occurrence and age of agates; Mineralogy and Micro-structure of agates; Nomenclature of microcrystals SiO2-phases; Microstructure of agates; Agate banding; The formation of agate microstructures; The nature of chalcedon „fibers“; Unusual agate forms and struc-tures; Water within agates; Paragenetic minerals in agates; Carbonates in agate; Fe-oxide/-hydroxides in agates; Formation of agates in volcanic rocks; A model of volcanic agate genesis; Gangue agates; Agates in the sedimentary environment; Agate formation and organic processes ... and lots more. Source: Bode-Verlag; http://www.bodeverlag.de/shop/index.php?cat=WG1100&product=588065

Thermoanalysis laboratory extension. A DTA/TG-mass spectrometer with capillary coupling (STA409PC-ThermostarTM, Netzsch-Gerätebau) was started up in late November (Photo @ right). The system was gener-ously given to Dr. Kleeberg by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Hannover. Now we can study disintegration behaviour under normal pres-sures (10–6 mbar) with an argon or air atmosphere, in addition to the hard coupling of the mass spectrometer that is in use already. This allows detecting volatile traces in minerals; thus describing typomorph characteristics as


well as disintegration and transformation kinetic behaviour in minerals with limited sample preparation and low masses (mg-range).

Diffractometry-Laboratory: a new semi-conductor detector Meteor-0D was put to work on the URD-6 diffractometer and a license contract was signed with Mrs. Bergmann to use and distribute the software BGMN and its source code through our lab (RK).

Guest scientist from India wraps up his research stay in the X-ray Laboratory. Dr. Bi-jaya Ketana Nayak from the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, ended his eight-week stay with us on July 14. Jointly with Dr. Reinhard Kleeberg, he worked on a project on the quantitative mineralogical analysis of low-grade iron ores; supported by a DAAD stipend. The partner institute in India develops technologies to optimize the ore processing in order to make better use of the low-grade resource and waste materials. This demands a highly precise quantita-tive mineralogical characterization. Customized structural models of minerals such as kaolin-ite, haematite, and goethite were developed at our institute that jointly with an adapted sam-ple preparation technique now allows for a correct analysis. The methods were tested suc-cessfully on various ore types and reference mixtures. Dr. Kleeberg introduced the method to the laboratories in Bhubaneswar in December http://tu-freiberg.de/presse/aktuelles/aktuel-les_detail.html?Datensatz=1301 (RK).

Prof. Gerhard Heide (left), director of our institute, bade a farewell to Dr. Bijaya Ketana Nayak (cen-ter). At right Dr. Reinhard Kleeberg, the direct host.

Enhanced collaboration with Chile. This year saw a tight sequence of intense activities with our Chilean partners: 14.01. CIMM; 15.04. Rector Lavanchy (Univ. Concepcion) learns about our geoscience teaching philosophy and our collections; in parallel, two new BMBF-projects between the Univ. of Concepcion, the Atacama University in Copiapo and us were launched; Eduardo Balladares from the Institute of Metallurgy (DIMET) at Univ. Concepcion performs investigations on copper slag materials from August 01 to 10 in our Thermoanalysis (TA) laboratory; Jointly with the companies Netzsch and Hesse Instruments, Prof. Heide or-ganizes a workshop on the application of TA for key questions of the primary industries from September 06 to 09 (BMBF-Project; see pictures below); On September 06, Prof. Heide is awarded with a “visita distinguida” for his engagement related to the earth quake relief (243,000 € for Concepcion) through the Rector of the Univ. Concepcion and under the aus-pices of the spokeswoman for Science of the German Embassy in Chile, Dr. Jung and the Head of the Chilean DAAD unit; Prof. Heide managed to invite Alexander Leibbrandt, Vice-President of concentrate sales CODELCO, to give a talk on the occasion of the Finissage to the exhibit Copper and copper minerals in Freiberg; on October 07, Prof. Heide and Prof. Schlömann follow and invitation of the Chilean Ambassador to Berlin in order to partake in talks with the Chilean Mining Minister, Prof. Hernan de Solminihac Tampier, on the formation of a Centre of Excellence in Mining in northern Chile; On November 16 and 17, Prof. Heide, Prof. Schlömann and Prof. Breitkreuz were invited to partake in the WTZ-negotiations in Chile, jointly with members of seven Chilean ministries and the Chilean Embassador Jorge


O’Ryan Schütz; Prof. Heide was appointed speaker of the working group “Mining, Geo-sciences, Environment and Climate“ by the BMBF.

Left: TA workshop opening with (from l. to r.) Dr. Jung, German Embassy, Prof. Heide, Prof. Ursula Kelm, GEA, and a secretary of the rectorate. Right: Award ceremony of the “visita distinguida” through chancellor Mr. Walter, the Vice-rector for Research, Prof. Rivas, and the GEA director Prof. Helle.

RG Geochemistry and Geoecology (Earth System Science) Two new book publications appeared in 2011, with “Arsenic – natural and anthropogenic”, CRC Press, standing in the focus of our research interests (see publication list in the annex, and picture @ right). The entire month of January was largely dedicated to the last fine-tuning of this work. Next to its holistic concept, the updated global arsenic budget (chapter 1), the review on arsenic toxicology (chapter 2), and generally the rather pragmatic approach to efficient problem solving should make it a helpful resource. At least in respect to methods and project philosophy, the work should be applicable in many countries of the tropics and subtropics that have to deal with arsenic issues in conjunction with mining legacies.

Shortly thereafter, we published “Energie und Rohstoffe – Gestaltung unserer nachhaltigen Zukunft“ with Spektrum Verlag. This attractively designed book, edited by Peter Kausch, Martin Bertau Jens Gutzmer and Jörg Matschullat, builds on the conference “Freiberg Innovations” in April 2010, and delivers an up-to-date reference for the pressing topic of energy and resources (see publication list for details).

Cooperation with Chile. Cristian Miranda (Photo @ left) or better, his ongoing dissertation with Prof. Dr. Jorge Yanez at our partner university in Concepcion, became a victim of the earthquake and the subsequent fire that destroyed the Chemistry building. After having had to overcome several bureaucratic hurdles, Cristian could rapidly compensate for his backdrop, also receiving additional support from Dr. Birgit Daus (Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig). Cristian stayed with us from October 2010 to March 2011.

REGKLAM. The entire suite of engagement within the BMBF joint research project con-stantly delivers new insights and very interesting data. We could improve our understanding of extreme weather conditions in conjunction with regional climate change, mainly through the ongoing work of Post-Doc Stephanie Hänsel. Such events are directly, yet not exclu-sively related to alterations in atmospheric dynamics. This topic is in focus of doctoral stu-dent Andreas Hoy, who discovered new relationships analysing large-scale weather pat-terns. Shortly before Christmas, he received the long-awaited DAAD stipend that allows him to work with Jaag Jaagus and Mait Sepp in Estonia.

In close collaboration with the TU Darmstadt (Prof. Dr. Stephan Weinbruch, Dr. Martin Ebert) doctoral student Silvia Leise works on aerosol samples with the ESEM (Berner impactor ma-terial; photos below). She reveals important knowledge on aerosol characteristics and on the influence of the sampling process on the samples themselves. At the same time, we try im-


proving the aerosol filter analysis (Partisol and Gent samplers) with WD-XRF (Bruker S8), in particular in order to improve the quantification of the Si-phase (master work of Nicole Popko). The new results on large-scale weather pattern behaviour are quite helpful to better interpret the aerosol data (Silvia Leise). This is also true in analogue for the gaseous deposi-tion (Post-Doc Frank Zimmermann), as well as for fog deposition and behaviour (doctoral student Stephanie Schüttauf). The works on soil degassing (Cornelius Oertel), and on the hydrology of inner city (Sabine Tesch) and rural catchment waters (Daniel Leistner), all doc-toral students, are part of the project (see publication list and projects).

Left: close-up of a large soot particle with typical chain-like structure. That particle was on an aerosol sample of our Berner impactor. Right: several particles on a poly carbonate filter (background). Circu-lar particles are fly ash, partly sulphates; some particles have clustered (impactor stage 4, 3.5–1.2 µm). Technical data and a scale of the ESEM images can be found on the bottom of each photo. Both samples are from Dresden Winckelmannstraße (SL)

In November 2010 already, Cornelius Oertel and Jörg Matschullat successfully defended a proposal to the Air Liquide Foundation, aimed at performing new experiments on the emis-sion of greenhouse trace gases from soils of various land-use management practises. This is the very first project in Germany supported by the foundation (which guarantees us their par-ticular attention). The “green light” ignited in March 2011. Equipped with a travel stipend from the Verbundnetz Gas AG to partake at the “Conference of Young Researchers” at the State Mining Academy St. Petersburg, doctoral student Cornelius Oertel won the 2nd price for his talk “CO2-fluxes from disturbed soil samples – a pot experiment with different fertilizers” on April 20.

As usual, the annual German IPCC meeting in Raunheim was intense and fruitful. It helps us to focus our activities even sharper, and to hone our understanding and discuss open ques-tions. Our extreme weather event-related work received another input with a newly started master thesis by Bianca Fiedler. Based on data from the Thuringian Agency for the Environ-ment (Rainer Kunka), a collaboration with the RG of Bodo Ahrens (Frankfurt Univ.), and re-lated direct access to lightning data from Siemens, we now have an opportunity to study for-mation behaviour and space-time patterns of lightning over the last decade.

Sothea Seang, an intern from Cambodia, supported our group from May to August. Based on a GIZ stipend (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), he picked up on our REGKLAM activities and adapted and developed related work for his country. Sothea works for the NGO "Safe Cambodia's Wildlife" and plans organizing various regional work-shops and ongoing education activities. We would have liked him to stay longer.

In April, Jörg Matschullat was invited to the editorial board of the reputable journal GAIA (Ecological perspectives for science and society).

Irfan Mousa (doctoral student) made new discoveries on the petrography and economic ge-ology of north-eastern Iraq. Jointly with Bernhard Schulz and Marion Tichomirowa, he is highly engaged in revealing more geological base data on the region as well as very practical insights on potential mineral resources.

Kamal Zurba (doctoral student from Palestine) engages in a radically different field: the use-fulness and boundary conditions of the energetic use of biomass: where and under which


circumstances may it be meaningful, which user potential can be derived for which climate environment?

BraSol-2010. We are still busy working with and interpreting results of the samples from the 2008 field campaign in north-eastern Brazil – see publication list. At the same time, the spec-trum broadens, also due to the doctoral project of Anne Schucknecht. Anne studies the vegetation development (satellite images) in comparison with published information on bi-omes and soil(geochemistry). She closely collaborates with Moncef Bouaziz and Michael Eaton, particularly in respect to the remote-sensing related algorithms for vegetation and soil salinization. How representative has the initial sampling campaign been (the size of western Europe)? Christian Scharpf deals with this challenge in cooperation with the Freiberg com-pany Beak Consultants (Andreas Knobloch). The work is based on the model AdvanGeo (neuronal network approach; see figure below) that had been developed initially within our joint research project EMTAL (BMBF).

Left: Map of north-eastern Brazil with a modelled aluminium distribution, based on ca. 100 samples and extrapolated with the AdvanGeo program, based on artificial intelligence.

Most Diplom students (old M.Sc. type in Germany) have successfully finished their studies. This allows for a review based on our experience: 99 Diplom exams on atmospheric and climate research were taken (since 09-2000), 199 Diplom exams on hydrology and limnology (since 07-2000). In addition, we can list 71 B.Sc.-equivalent thesis

and 87 Diplom thesis (= M.Sc.), 11 successfully defended PhD thesis’ and 12 ongoing PhD projects since 1999, when Jörg Matschullat started building the Freiberg group.

News from the Isotope Laboratory (Prof. Marion Tichomirowa). Intense work on improv-ing the Rb/Sr method characterizes this year. Several tracers were produced and calibrated, and the chemical procedure (including the separation of Rb and Sr) newly designed. First dating results for the Eibenstocker granite with the new procedure were presented by Marion Tichomirowa on this year’s Goldschmidt Conference in Prague (14.-19.08.2011).

We continued the project on determining Sr-isotopes in shark teeth that was started in 2010. Jan Fischer presented results on a meeting in Dallas (Texas) in June (see publication list). Natalja Voronzova from St. Petersburg, who stayed with us for three months, was introduced to the Rb/Sr-method and performed first investigations on her samples. Irfan Mousa from Iraq, did first Rb/Sr-investigations, supported by a DAAD stipend. Seawater samples were investigated (Sr isotopes) in collaboration with the research group of Prof. Broder Merkel. We continued the long-standing collaboration with the State Agency for Environment, Agriculture and Geology (LfULG), sampled and worked on zircon dating.

The 3rd Berlin-Freiberg colloquium on isotopic studies (cooperation with FU Berlin, Dr. Uwe Wiechert, Dr. Konrad Hammerschmidt) took place in Berlin with intense participation of the research group of Prof. Lothar Ratschbacher. First results of M.Sc and PhD thesis work on various isotope systems was intensively discussed.

Claudia Heidel successfully defended her PhD-dissertation on November 21. Her thesis is a cumulative one and combined six already published and submitted (2) manuscripts (see pub-lications in refereed journals).

RG Mineral Resources and Petrology New Erasmus partnership with the Institut Polytechnique La Salle Beauvais, France. Within the framework of the existing partnership (since January 2011) between our faculty


and the French institution, several mutual visits took place of initiators and contact persons of both universities. The Chair of Mineral Resources and Petrology takes the lead for this ex-change program, and represents our faculty. Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schulz and Dr. Sandra Birtel visited the French partners from May 11 to 13. They received insight into the structure of the Institut Polytechnique La Salle Beauvais, met with the staff and interested prospective ex-change students. La Salle lies 80 km to the northwest from Paris. With 1,500 students, the university is smaller than TU Bergakademie Freiberg. The centre of gravity lies on agrarian studies, yet the institution offers geoscience studies for four years and is ambitious. About 70 new students are accepted each year, following a selection process. Education is delivered by a young team of 17 lecturers, with emphasis on mineral resources, hydrogeology, geo-technics, oil and marine geology. Despite the differing structures and environment, the study plans are fully compatible. Similar to TU Bergakademie Freiberg, La Salle Beauvais devel-ops various international exchange programs within Europe and beyond; Freiberg is the first German partner in the geosciences. Three French students are expected to come to Freiberg as of April 2012 for six month. The initiative for this Erasmus partnership was trig-gered by French students in 2010, who wish to study in Freiberg with an Erasmus program.

Anne Dutriaux, coordinator for international relations, and two lecturers, Dr. Elsa Ottavi-Pupier and Dr. Sébastien Potel, all from La Salle visited TU Bergakademie Freiberg on June 8 and 9. Dean Prof. Jörg Matschullat presented our faculty and the various study options, followed by a visit to the institutes laboratories and infrastructure. The guests reported to interested Freiberg students about the French offers. Prof. Bernhard Schulz and Dr. Sandra Birtel showed the laboratories of Mineral Resources and Petrology group and Dr. Alexander Pleßow the Geochemistry labs. Anne Dutriaux used the opportunity for an exchange of ideas with her Freiberg partner, Ingrid Lange (IUZ). The guest appeared impressed by the wide spectrum of opportunities and our infrastructure.

Left: Bernhard Schulz demonstrates the educational mineral resource collections to our guests Dr. Sébastien Potel, Dr. Elsa Ottavi-Pupier and Anne Dutriaux (from l. to r.). Right: Dean Jörg Matschullat with our guests in front of the Freiberg Institute of Mineralogy.

We hope that Freiberg students will use that new window of opportunity. Each year up to five Freiberg students can study in La Salle. For more information: http://www.lasalle-beauvais.fr, http://www.lasalle-beauvais.fr/-Geosciences-

Extension of the Geometallurgy Laboratory. The installation of a new air conditioning system was an important step early in 2011, followed by the installation of the second Min-eral Liberation Analyser (MLA) this autumn (see below).

A hole in the wall allowed storing aggregates such as pumps and water coolers in a room next to the laboratory. The new machine was delivered on October 4, and installed soon the-reafter. It is a Quanta 650 FEG, made by FEI like the first one. Financing and ordering could be processed through the new Helmholtz-Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology. The new software was installed in November and the extended Freiberg user team was trained by Sharon Mateo, Brisbane, Australia. The new machine shall focus on ore and ore concen-trate analysis as well as other mineral resources. TU Bergakademie Freiberg still is the only university in Germany where automated MLA is available for applied mineral resource re-search.


Delivery and installation of the scanning electron microscope MLA-2 on October 04, 2011

Labs in Brennhausgasse 5 renovated. After the building renovation was (almost) done in September 2011, the rock sawing facility and the Ore preparation lab in the first floor could be newly furnished and put to action. Breakers, disc mill and sieving stand as well as polish-ing tools were installed. A new microscopy lab was established in the upper floor (see pic-tures below).

The new ore preparation lab (top), the rock sawing room (bottom left) on the ground floor, and the microscopy lab on the upper floor of Brennhausgasse 5 (bottom right).

New team members 01.08. Dr. Minfang Wang: Distribution of PGE minerals in Ni-Cu deposits in southern China 15.09. Jörg Neßler (WM): Exploration of a Li-greisen deposit 01.12. Oliver Frei (WM): The La-Ba isotope system in geological dating Dr. Axel Renno leaves the Institute of Mineralogy after many years of intense engagement for petrology. He starts a new position at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. As of December, M.Sc. Oliver Frei will be Axel’s successor.


Excursion South Africa 2011. Guided by Dr. Herman van Niekerk, Prof. Jens Gutzmer and Prof. Thomas Seifert, this year’s excursion of the RG took place from September 4 to 21. Fifteen students and researchers of TU Bergakademie Freiberg learned about the geology and mineral deposits of the country, accompanied by staff from the University of Johannes-burg. The excursion started near Jo’burg with a visit of the Vergenoeg fluorite mine, the Ka-ree platinum mine in the Bushveld Complex and the famous Vredefort Dome. A round-trip through the north-western provinces was followed by visits of various deposits (Khumani Iron ore, Kalahari manganese ore field, Aggeneys-Gamsberg Pb-Zn district, Koingnaas alluvial diamond deposit, Big Hole Kimberley), and the different geological units (see photos below).

South Africa excursion: Left: the group after the mine visit Broken Hill, Aggeneys District. Right: Brian Nel (at left), ASSORE exploration geologist, with studente in front and on top of high grade iron ore outcrops, Khumani Mine near Kuruman.

Geoscientific Collections A change in leadership took place at the top: Karin Rank, our long-standing head of the geo-scientific collections and curator of the mineral deposit collection will be working with less hours as of now. Andreas Massanek, curator of the mineralogical collection since 1996, took over the responsibility.

The collections look back on 2011 as another successful year. A broad presence in the pub-lic, supported by talks, presentations and exhibits at various locations, attracted interest and visitors to Freiberg. Jointly with the increasing fame of terra mineralia, more and more collec-tors contact us and offer both individual specimen and entire collections. This includes disc-

tinct ideas for the future exhibits in the Krüger House (German National Collection) and for enhancing and completing the existing exhibits. As an example, collector Siegfried Kuhnke from Rüdersdorf in Brandenburg deserves particular mentioning: he donated his entire mineral resource collection from the Rüdersdorf deposit. The Saxon State Minister for Finances and former Rector (Chancellor) of our university, Prof. Dr. Georg Unland, gave a large part of his collection of the Dreislar Baryte mine as a permanent loan for the Krüger House. Left: Siegfried Kuhnke donated his several hundred object collection not only for exhibits bit as material for research and education. Among the finest pieces coelestine of amazing size, variety and quality (photo: Andreas Massanek).

The special exhibits – designed and planned by the collection team members – attracted lots of attention. Jointly with the central curators of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, two projects were realized: “Travelling educates – educational travels from and to Freiberg” („Reisen bildet – Bildungsreisen von und nach Freiberg“) in the Historical Museum of Freiberg, and “Crystallography and Art” in the University Library. Several exhibits were done with terra mi-neralia and students of our faculty, mostly including proactive and interactive games for young visitors.


Topic included “From silver to silicon”, “From graphite to diamond”, and “From quartz to glass”. These offers were particularly successful on Germany’s largest mineral fairs in Mu-nich and Hamburg, where an estimated 5,000 and 3,000, respectively, visitors took part. These most attractive presentations allowed for wonderful opportunities to talk to visitors and advertise for studies at TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

Left: During the Geo-Rally at the Munich Mineral Days, the Freiberg team members experienced a true storm of hundreds of inquisitive children, teachers and parents. Center: Always in the centre of attention: minerals under the microscope (photos: Hartmut Meyer). Right: Lead by Lena Boeck and Michael Gäbelein the young visitors could make glass from quartz sand during a student rally at the Hamburg Mineral Fair. The accompanying exhibit was designed by our team (photo: Andreas Massanek).

Our participation at the first mindat.org-Conference in Poland deserves mentioning. The in-ternational guests were exited about the terra mineralia project, the future Krüger House, and our work on museum pedagogic (see photos below).

Left: Christina Seifert and Andreas Massanek report in Lwówek Śląski (Poland) about terra mineralia. Its innovative exhibition concept and the various options for visitor activities impressed the partici-pants. Right: Over 30,000 visitors of the crystal days procured information at the joint stand of the Institute of Mineralogy and terra mineralia on study options in Freiberg and on the geoscientific collec-tions. Terra mineralia clearly stood in the key focus with its Info-material in Polish (photos: Rainer Bode).

Visitors of our collections in the Werner-Bau were largely inhibited this year. The reason: the need to put additional fire protection measures into place. Following the erection of two pro-visional escape towers, the exhibits could re-open in late September. This was celebrated with a brilliant talk by Alexander Neefe de Leibbrandt, CODELCO, Chile at the closing event to the special exhibit “Copper and copper minerals”. Left: We are happy about a new piece for the exhibits: Jürgen Schellig, Bergakademie alumnus and respon-sible for the most demanding part of


the Gotthard train tunnel construction, Switzerland, donated a 100 kg piece of „Streifengneiss“ to Prof. Bernd Meyer, Rector of our university. The rock shall receive a representative spot in the university main building in Akademiestreet (photo: Torsten Mayer).

Our team (permanent staff) Christine Anders – Regina Blüthig – Gisela Bombach – Klaus Bombach – Angelika Braun – Jens Götze – Jens Gutzmer – Gerhard Heide – Margitta Hengst – Kurt Herklotz – Katja Ho-rota – Ulf Kempe – Heidrun Kodym – Reinhard Kleeberg – Werner Klemm – Ulrike Krause – Gerhild Landers – Andreas Massanek – Jörg Matschullat – Heidrun Meinhardt – Sabine Mühlberg – Joachim Pilot (em.) – Alexander Pleßow – Karin Rank – Axel Renno – Elvira Rüdiger – Bernhard Schulz – Thomas Seifert – Marion Tichomirowa – Katrin Treptow – Thu-rit Tschöpe – Steffi Ungar – Karin Volkmann – Roswitha Wald – Manuela Wagner – Christin Weißflog – Ina Wichmann – Frank Zimmermann

A fair share of our institute team in front of the Dresden Botanical Garden gates – destination of this year’s staff outing on October 5, 2011

… and the enhancement (doctoral students, Post-Docs, guest scientists, etc.) Eduardo Balledares – Sandra Birtel – Thomas Dittrich – Maria Foltyn – Oliver Frei – Kristin Galonska – Annia Greif – Sabine Haser – Stephanie Hänsel – Claudia Heidel – Andreas Hoy – Kevin Keller – René Köhler – Harald Kohlstock – Svetlana Komashchenko – Frank Kreien-kamp – Silvia Leise – Daniel Leistner – Carolina Lopez – Ewa Łupikasza – Przemyslaw Mi-chalak – Cristian Miranda – Robert Möckel – Irfan Mousa – Bijaya Ketana Nayak – Cornelius Oertel – Jörg Ostendorf – Christoph Reuther – Sören Rode – Dirk Sandmann – Thomas Schlothauer – Anne Schucknecht – Sothea Seang – Lidia Stokratskaya – Claire Syon – Irina Talovina – Sabine Tesch – Kristian Ufer – Natalia Vonrontosva – Xiaoli Wang – Marlis Zim-mermann – Kamal Zurba.


Outlook We hope and pray that the construction work on our main building (Werner-Bau) will be or-ganized and performed such that we can still work properly and with minimum disturbance. Such an “open heart surgery” is known to be risky and we worry about that. Yet, we are very happy that this most important and pressing issue is finally being attacked and that we may look forward to a further improved background infrastructure until 2013/14, when we intend to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our building.

RG Geochemistry and Geoecology receives visitors from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Bra-zil, in the first quarter of 2012. Staff from the environmental agency FEAM shall stay for so-me time to learn about air quality issues and regional climate change.

On April 19 and 20, Jens Gutzmer and Jörg Matschullat, Martin Bertau and Peter Kausch invite to the 4th Symposium Freiberg Innovations, this time entitled “Provisioning for Strategic Raw Materials” to Alte Mensa; a contribution to the International Year of Sustainability. Again, the event targets decision makers from politics and economy and presents high-ranking speakers (http://tu-freiberg.de/presse/termine/termin_detail.html?Datensatz=3606).

The 8th Annaberg Climate Days shall take place from May 8 to 10 in Annaberg-Buchholz. Focussing on adaptation and the question to what society needs to be adapting, the event promises to be again most enticing and though-provoking. We managed to lure superb speakers to present at the interface of science and public, e.g., Prof. Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. und Dr. Jeff Kiehl aus Boulder, Colorado (NCAR), see http://tu-freiberg.de/presse/termine/ter-min_detail.html?Datensatz=3649

Collections.

New opening hours since January 05, 2009: Monday – Thursday: 9—12 hrs and 13—16 hrs.

Annex Publications in refereed journals and book contributions 2011 (n = 44) Bailie R, Gutzmer J, Rajesh HM (2011) Petrography, geochemistry and geochronology of the

metavolcanic rocks of the Mesoproterozoic Leerkrans Formation, Wilgenhoutsdrif Group, South Af-rica - Back-Arc Basin to the Areachap Volcanic Arc. South African J Geol 114: 167-194

Bailie R, Gutzmer J, Rajesh HM, Armstrong R (2011) Age of ferroan A-type post-tectonic granitoids of the southern part of the Keimoes Suite, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. J African Earth Sci 60, 3: 153-174

Bernhardt J, Engelhardt C, Kirillin G, Matschullat J (2011) Lake ice phenology in Berlin-Brandenburg from 1947–2007: observations and model hindcasts. Climatic Change (DOI 10.1007/s10584-011-0248-9)

Bernhofer C, Matschullat J, Bobeth A (eds; 2011) Klimaprojektionen für die REGKLAM–Modellregion Dresden. REGKLAM Publikationsreihe 2: 112 p., Rhombus Verlag, Berlin; ISBN: 9783941216716

Chetty D, Gutzmer J (2011) REE redistribution during hydrothermal alteration of ores of the Kalahari Manganese Deposit. Ore Geol Rev doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.06.001

Chisonga BC, Gutzmer J, Beukes NJ, Huizenga JM (2011) Nature and origin of the protolith succes-sion to the Paleoproterozoic Serra do Navio manganese deposit, Amapa Province, Brazil. Ore Geol Rev doi: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.06.006

Dämmgen U, Matschullat J, Zimmermann F, Strogies M, Grünhage L, Scheler B, Conrad J (2012) Emission reduction effects on bulk and wet-only deposition in Germany – evidence from long-term observations. Gefahrstoffe – Reinhalt Luft (in print) Part 1. General introduction; Part 2. Precipitation, potential sea salt, soil and fly ash constituents; Part 3. Sulphur and nitrogen compounds. Outlook and future requirements.

Deschamps E, Matschullat J (eds; 2011) Natural and anthropogenic arsenic: toxicology, remediation, environmental behaviour and legislation. In: Bundschuh J, Bhattacharya P (ser eds) Arsenic in the environment 4: 211 p. CRC Press/Balkema; ISBN 978-0-415-54928-8


Almeida K, Matschullat J, Mello J, Meneses I, Prezá R, Viola Z (2011) Physical aspects of the Iron Quadrangle, p. 81-90

Couto N, Mattos S, Matschullat J (2011) Human biomonitoring, p. 153-167 Deschamps E, Matschullat J (2011) Project philosophy, history and development, p. 91-94 Deschamps E, Mello J, Matschullat J (2011) Soils and sediments, p. 127-139 Deschamps E, Matschullat J (2011) Mitigation and solutions, p. 193-196 Matschullat J (2011) The global arsenic cycle revisited, p 3-26 Matschullat J (2011) Dust sampling and interpretation, p. 109-118 Palmieri H, Oberdá S, Vasconselos O, Matschullat J (2011) Biosphere Vasconselos O, Oberdá S, Deschamps E, Matschullat J (2011) Surface water, p. 119-126 Vasconselos O, Palmieri H, Matschullat J, Deschamps E (2011) Arsenic in edible and

bioaccumulating plants, p. 141-151 Gleason JD, Gutzmer J, Kesler SE, Zwingmann H (2011) 2.05-Ga isotopic ages for Transvaal

Mississippi valley-type deposits; evidence for large-scale hydrothermal circulation around the Bushveld igneous complex. South Africa J Geol 119: 69-80

Götze J (2011) Agate – fascination between legend and science / Achat – Faszination zwischen Mythos und Wissenschaft. In: Zenz J (ed) Agates III. Bode-Verlag, pp. 19-133

Götze J, Müller A, Polgári M, Pál-Molnár E (2011) Biosignaturen in Achat/Chalcedon – die Rolle von Mikroorganismen bei der Bildung von SiO2. Mineralienwelt 22, 1: 90-96

Hedrich S, Lünsdorf H, Kleeberg R, Heide G, Seifert J, Schlömann M (2011) Schwertmannite forma-tion adjacent to bacterial cells in a mine water treatment plant and in pure cultures of Ferrovum myxofaciens. Environ Sci Technol 45: 7685-7692

Heide K, Heide G (2011) Vitreous state in nature? Origin and properties. Chemie der Erde – Geo-chemistry 71: 305-335

Heidel C, Tichomirowa M, Breitkopf C (2011) Sphalerite oxidation pathways detected by oxygen and sulphur isotope studies. Appl Geochem 26: 2247-2259

Heidel C, Tichomirowa M (2011) The isotopic composition of sulfate from anaerobic and low oxygen pyrite oxidation experiments with ferric iron – New insights into oxidation mechanisms. Chem Geol 281: 305-316

Heidel C, Tichomirowa M (2011) Galena oxidation investigations on oxygen and sulphur isotopes. Isotopes Environ Health Studies 47: 169-188

Hoy A, Hänsel S, Matschullat J (2011) How can winter tourism adapt to climate change in Saxony’s mountains? Regional Environ Change 11, 3: 459-469 (DOI: 10.1007/s10113-010-0155-z)

Kausch P, Bertau M, Gutzmer J, Matschullat J (eds; 2011) Energie und Rohstoffe. Gestaltung unserer nachhaltigen Zukunft. Spektrum Verlag; 204 p.

Klöppel A, Messal C, Pfannkuchen M, Matschullat J, Zucht W, Hamer B, Brümmer F (2011) Abiotic sponge ecology conditions, Limski kanal and Northern Adriatic Sea, Croatia. OJMS 1, 1: 18-30 (doi: 10.4236/ojms.2011.11002)

Monecke T, Kempe U, Trinkler M, Thomas R, Dulski P, Wagner T (2011) Unusual rare earth element fractionation in a tin-bearing magmatic-hydrothermal system. Geology 39, 4: 295-298

Müller C, Townsend K, Matschullat J (2011) Degradation of shopping bags – standard, degradable and biodegradable – evidence from sea turtle gastrointestinal fluids. Sci Total Environ (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.10.069)

Nasdala L, Grambole D, Götze J, Kempe U, Váczi T (2011) Helium irradiation study on zircon. Contr Mineral Petrol 161: 777-789

Oertel C, Herklotz K, Matschullat J, Zimmermann F (2011) Nitric oxide emissions from soils – a case study with temperate soils from Saxony, Germany. Environ Earth Sci 9 p. (doi 10.1007/s12665-011-1456-3)

Owona S, Schulz B, Ratschbacher L, Mvondo Ondoa J, Ekodeck GE, Tchoua FM, Affaton P (2011) The Pan-African metamorphic evolution in the southern Yaounde Group (Oubanguide Complex, Cameroon) as revealed by EMP-monazite dating and thermobarometry of garnet metapelites. J Af-rican Earth Sci 59: 125-139

Reuther C, Möckel R, Hengst M, Götze J, Schwarzer A, Schmidt H (2011) Growth and structure of Ca4La[O/(BO3)3]. J Crystal Growth 320: 90-94

Schneiderhan E, Zimmermann U, Gutzmer J, Mezger K, Armstrong R (2011) Sedimentary Prove-nance of the Neoarchean Ventersdorp Supergroup, Southern Africa: Shedding Light on the Evolu-tion of the Kaapvaal Craton during the Neoarchean. J Geol 119, 6: 575-596


Schröder S, Bedorf D, Beukes NJ, Gutzmer J (2011) From BIF to red beds: Sedimentology and se-quence stratigraphy of the Paleoproterozoic Koegas Subgroup (South Africa). Sedimentary Geol 236: 25-44

Schucknecht A, Matschullat J, Reimann C (2011) Lead (Pb) and stable Pb-isotope characteristics of tropical soils in north-eastern Brazil. Appl Geochem 26, 12: 2191-2200

Schulz B, von Raumer JF (2011) Discovery of Ordovician-Silurian metamorphic monazite in garnet metapelites of the Alpine External Aiguilles Rouges Massif. Swiss J Geosci 104: 67-79

Siedel H, Götze J, Kleeberg K, Palme G (2011) Bausandsteine Sachsens. In: Ehling A, Siedel H (Ko-ordinatoren) Bausandsteine in Deutschland 2: 161–270 BGR Hannover

Słaby E, Martin H, Hamada M, Śmigielski M, Domonik A, Götze J, Hoefs J, Hałas S, Simon K, Moyen JF, Jayananda M (2011) Evidence in Archaean alkali feldspar megacrysts for high temperature in-teraction with mantle fluids. J Petrol 24: doi:10.1093/petrology/egr056

Wendler J, Köster J, Götze J, Kasch N, Zisser N, Kley J, Pudlo D, Nover G, Gaupp R (2011) Carbona-te diagenesis and feldspar alteration in fault-related bleaching zones (Buntsandstein, Central Ger-many) – possible link to CO2-influenced fluid-mineral reaction. Internat J Earth Sci. doi: 10.1007/s00531-011-0671-1

Other publicationen 2011 (not necessarily refereed) n = 77 Abdelfadil KM, Romer RL, Seifert T, Lobst R (2011) Calc-alkaline lamprophyre from Lusatia (Germany) derived

from a multiply enriched mantle source. Mineral Mag 75, 3: 400 Birtel S, Sandmann D, Gutzmer J (2011) Geometallurgie: vom Erz zum Konzentrat – Pilotstudie an der hydro-

thermalen Goldlagerstätte Cavanacaw, Nordirland. Kurzfassung, Tagung Aufbereitung und Recycling 9.-11.11.2011, Freiberg: p. 6

Birtel S, Sandmann D, Gutzmer J (2011) Geometallurgy: from ore to concentrate – a pilot study on the Cavana-caw Au deposit, Northern Ireland. Let's Talk Ore Deposits. Proc 11th Biennial SGA Meeting, 26-29th Septem-ber 2011, Antofagasta, Chile: 595-961

Breitkreuz C, Matschullat J (2011) Vorwort und Würdigung zur Festschrift zum 80. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Karl-Armin Tröger. Freiberger Forschungshefte, Reihe Geowissenschaften C540: 1-2

Dittrich T, Seifert T, Gutzmer J (2011) Gallium – can future demand be met by geological and technological avail-ability? Let's Talk Ore Deposits. Proc 11th Biennial SGA Meeting, 26-29th September 2011, Antofagasta, Chile: 970-972

Dittrich T, Seifert T, Gutzmer J (2011) Gallium in bauxite deposits. Mineral Mag 75, 3: 765 Fischer J, Voigt S, Schneider JW, Joachimski MM, Tichomirowa M (2011) Oxygen isotopic data from nonmarine

Paleozoic shark tooth enameloid of Europe and Texas. 12th Internat Symp Early/ Lower Vertebrates, Dallas, Texas, June 2011

Galonska K, Heide G (2011) MS-TG Analysis – a method to detect volatile impurities, Abstract, Crystals, Minerals and Materials, September 20-24, 2011, Salzburg, Austria

Götze J (2011) Cathodoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy in geosciences. Microscopy and Micro-analysis, NIST Gaithersburgh 24.-28.10.2011

Götze J (2011) Classification, mineralogy and industrial potential of SiO2 minerals and rocks. Freiberger For-schungsforum – 62. BHT, Programme and Abstracts, p. 5

Götze J, Gucsik A, Kempe U, Ott U, Hoppe P, Nagy Sz, Bérczi Sz, Veres M (2011) Magmatic origin of calcite from the Luna 20 regolith sample. 74th Ann Meteoritic Soc Meeting, London, Abstracts, p. 5123

Greif A, Bayer M, Seifert C, Dziwetzki A (2011) Mineralinos – Mineralogy for children: a Project for children from 8 to 12. Posterbeitrag zum Joint Meeting DGK, DMG, ÖMG, 20.-24. September in Salzburg, Oldenbourg Verlag München, S. 137

Greif A, Klemm W (2011) Bewertungskriterien für Gewässersysteme in durch Bergbaualtlasten geprägten Gebie-ten – Beispiel Muldesystem. Poster 3. TASK-Symposium Zukunft Altlasten, Leipzig, Tagungsband p. 56

Greif A, Klemm W (2011) Development and assessment of water and sediment status of mining influenced wa-tercourses: a case study at Mulde River/Germany. Poster Joint Meeting DGK, DMG, ÖMG, 20.-24. Septem-ber in Salzburg, Oldenbourg Verlag München, p. 78

Greif A, Klemm W (2011) Geochemische Untersuchungen im Mulde-Einzugsgebiet. 20 Jahre Gewässerfor-schung am Institut für Mineralogie. ACAMONT Z Freunde und Förderer Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, 17: p. 51

Greif A, Rohde S, Klemm W (2011) Status und Bewertung der Arsenbelastung von Oberflächenwässern und ihren Sedimenten in bergbaugeprägten ostelbischen Fließgewässern am Beispiel der Weißeritz und der Müglitz. Tagungsband Arsen 2009, Leipzig, p. 16

Greif A, Schlothauer T, Keller K, Schwarz M, Heide G (2011) Dynamic shock wave synthesis of HP-phases in the system Si-Al-O-N in the pressure range from 25 to 70 GPa. Poster 4. Berichtskolloquium SPP1236, Hünfeld, 28.02.-02.03.2011


Hänsel S (2011) Häufigkeit und Dauer von Trockenphasen in regionalen Klimaprojektionen. Fachsymposium "Wasserbezogene Anpassungsmaßnahmen an den Landschafts- und Klimawandel in Deutschland". Großräschen, Germany, 22.-24.06.2011

Hänsel S (2011) Regional Drought Projections. 10th International NCCR Climate Summer School on Climate Change, Extremes and Ecosystem Services, Grindelwald, Switzerland, 04-09.09.2011

Hoy A (2011) Wetterlagenklimatologie der Modelle WEREX IV und WETTREG 2006. In: Bernhofer C, Matschullat J, Bobeth (Hrsg) Klimaprojektionen für die REGKLAM-Modellregion Dresden. Rhombus Verlag, Berlin, pp. 92-101; ISBN: 9783941216716

Hoy A, Hänsel S (2011) REGKLAM Teilprojekt 2.1b – Veränderungen der atmosphärischen Zirkulation/ von Tro-ckenheitsereignissen in Sachsen (Projektionszeitraum). Endbericht für REGKLAM-Teilprojekt 2.1b

Klemm W, Greif A (2011) Natürliche geochemische Reaktionen als Reinigungsverfahren für Gruben- und Hal-densickerwässer des Erzbergbaus. Posterbeitrag 3. TASK-Symposium Zukunft Altlasten, Leipzig, Tagungs-band p. 55

Klemm W, Greif A, Hartmann J (2011) Nachhaltige Arsenrückhaltung durch Eisenhydroxid-Fällung im gefluteten Grubenraum. Ergebnisse eines mehrjährigen Pilotversuchs (2002 – 2010). Proc Internat Bergbausymp WIS-SYM 2011, Ronneburg, 25.-27.05.2011, pp. 275-283

Leise S, Hoy A, Zimmermann F, Matschullat J (2011) Analysis of current air quality – weather condition relation-ships in Eastern Germany by means of two different weather classification systems. Poster Accent Plus Conf, Urbino, Italien, 13.09.-16.09.2011

Leise S, Hoy A, Zimmermann F, Matschullat J (2011) Weather condition – air quality relationships in Eastern Germany (1999 – 2009). Poster European Aerosol Conf (EAC), Manchester, 04.-09.09. 2011

Lenz C, Götze J (2011) Manganese-activated cathodoluminescence of selected carbonate minerals. CORALS-2011 conference on Micro-Raman and luminescence in earth and space sciences, Madrid 18th-20th May, Ab-stracts: p. 4043

Matschullat J (2011) book review Brown LR (2011) World on the edge: how to prevent environmental and eco-nomic collapse. WW Norton & Company. Environ Geol 64: 2303-2304

Matschullat J (2011) book review Hulme M (2009) Why we disagree about climate change. Understanding con-troversy, inaction and opportunity. Environ Geol 62, 4: 897-898

Matschullat J (2011) book review Lottermoser B (2010) Mine wastes – characterization, treatment and environ-mental impacts. 3rd ed. Environ Geol 62, 6: 1337-1338

Matschullat J (2011) book review Milliman JD, Farnsworth KL (2011) River discharge to the coastal ocean: a global synthesis. Cambridge Univ Press. Environ Geol 64: 593-595

Matschullat J (2011) book review Reimann C, Birke M (eds; 2010) Geochemistry of European bottled water. Envi-ron Geol 62, 2: 443-446

Matschullat J, Hänsel S (2011) Drought and torrential rains, hail, dust and aerosol storms, tornados and flooding, hot spells and deepfreeze conditions – what does reality say in a moderate climate zone? In: Breitkreuz C, Gursky HJ (eds) Geo-risk management – a German Latin American approach. Freiberger Forschungshefte C538: 111-112

Matschullat J (2011) Globaler Wandel – Verlust an Ressourcen? Ein Fazit. Forum Geoökologie 1/2011: 26-27 Matschullat J (2011) Leben in außergewöhnlichen Konzentrationen. Forum Geoökologie 4/2011: (in print) Matschullat J (2011) Managing regional climatic change – in Saxony, Germany. In: Breitkreuz C, Gursky HJ (eds)

Geo-risk management – a German Latin American approach. Freiberger Forschungshefte C538: 97-103 Matschullat J (2011) Sustainability. More than a buzzword from politics and economy? Rev Technique Luxem-

bourgeoise 1: 14-15 Matschullat J (2011) Sustainable mining – an oxymoron? In: Perúmin 2012, 30th Mining Convention, Operators

Meeting, Mining Research, Masterly Conference (keynote lecture), Arequipa 12.-16.09.2011; CD-ROM Matschullat J (2011) Vom oberen Erdmantel bis in die Stratosphäre – oder die Spielwiese des Instituts für Mine-

ralogie. ACAMONT Z Verein der Freunde und Förderer der TU Bergakademie Freiberg; pp. 49-50 Matschullat J (2011) Water management: excursion to Saxon reservoirs and related sites in the eastern Erzge-

birge. Excursion guide, August 5, 2011; 11 p.; TU Bergakademie Freiberg Matschullat J, Albrecht J (2011) Regionaler Klimawandel am Beispiel von Sachsen – Anpassungsoptionen.

ACAMONT Z Verein der Freunde und Förderer der TU Bergakademie Freiberg; pp. 46-48 Matschullat J, Hänsel S (2011) Drought and torrential rains, hail, dust and aerosol storms, tornados and flooding,

hot spells and deepfreeze conditions: what does reality say in a moderate climate zone. In: Breitkreuz C, Gur-sky HJ (eds) Geo-risk management – a German Latin American approach. Freiberger Forschungshefte C538: 111-112

Michalak PP, Renno AD (2011) Challenges and frontiers in modern analytical mineralogy and geochemistry: accuracy vs. precision, reproducibility vs. traceability. Mineralogia Spec Papers 38: 138-139

Michalak PP, Renno AD, Merchel S, Munnik F, Wiedenbeck M (2011) Natural analogues of synthetic reference materials: assessing the limits of homogeneity testing at the picogram scale. Microsc Microanal 17 (Suppl 2): 852-853


Michalak PP, Renno AD, Wiedenbeck M, Merchel S, Munnik F (2011) A novel pilot program for homogeneity testing of natural analogs of synthetic mineral reference materials. Referate Joint Meeting 19. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kristallographie, 89. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Mineralogischen Gesell-schaft, Jahrestagung der Österreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft (MinPet 2011), 20.-24. September 2011, Salzburg: pp. 132-133

Möckel R, Götze J, Hengst M, Heide G (2011) Strange high temperature characteristics of GdCa4O(BO3)3 single crystals for high temperature piezoelectric applications. DMG-Tagung Salzburg, 20.-24.09.2011

Mohammad YO, Ameen JH, Mousa IO (2011) Ar-Ar muscovite ages from Eocene collisional Daraban leu-cogranite, Mawat ophiolite, northeastern Iraq: Implications for Arabia-Eurasia continental collision. Internat Conf Geology of the Arabian Plate and the Oman Mountains. 7-9th January, 2012, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Monecke T, Andrews-Hanna JC, Hinton RW, Warren PH, Kempe U, Götze J (2011) The lanthanide tetrad effect in lunar granites: evidence for the occurrence of water on the moon? Lunar Science conference “A wet vs. dry Moon”, Abstracts, p. 6066

Nowak M, Muszyński A, Michalak P (2011) Cenozoic volcanic activity in North Sudetic Basin (Lower Silesia, SW Poland) – Possible evolution model based on combined petrological, geochemical and isotopic investigation of lithospheric xenolithes and volcanic host-rocks. Mineral Mag 75, 3: 1552

Oertel C, Kartuzova M, Matschullat J, Ratnikov A (2011) CO2-fluxes from disturbed soil samples – a pot experi-ment with different fertilizers and plant cover. In: Protection of agricultural soils against joint stress of natural and anthropogenic factors EU-PROFICIENCY: 47-48 (ISBN 978-83-7562-086-3)

Oertel C, Kartuzova M, Matschullat J, Ratnikov A (2011) CO2-fluxes from disturbed soil samples – a pot experi-ment with different fertilizers. Internat Forum-Competition of Young Researchers "Topical Issues of Subsoil Usage", Staatliche Bergbauhochschule Sankt-Petersburg, Russische Föderation, April 20-22, 2011, ISBN: 978-5-94211-504-3 (Ext. abstract 4 p.)

Ostendorf J, Jung S (2011) Petrogenesis of syn-orogenic leucogranites (Damara Orogen, Namibia). Mineral Mag 75, 3: 1577

Ostendorf J, Seifert T, Gutzmer J (2011) Datierung hydrothermaler Erzlagerstätten – Entwicklungen an der TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Statusseminar „Forschungsaufträge im Bereich Rohstoff- und Lagerstättenfor-schung“, 12. Mai 2011, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe und Deutsche Rohstoffagentur, Hannover, Germany. Abstracts

Pavlova GG, Borisenko AS, Seifert T (2011) Ag-Sb-base metal deposits linked with alkaline mafic magmatism in the ore districts of Eurasia. Abstract Joint Annual GAC/AGC-MAC/AMC-SEG-SGA Meeting, May 25-27, 2011, Ottawa, Canada. pp. 165-166

Pavlova GG, Borisenko AS, Seifert T (2011) Role of sedimentary basins in formation of Ag-Sb-base metal depos-its of Eurasia. Abstract Joint Annual GAC/AGC-MAC/AMC-SEG-SGA Meeting, May 25-27, 2011, Ottawa, Canada. p. 166

Popko N, Pleßow A (2011) Analysen troposphärischer Feinstäube mit der WD-RFA – wirklich zerstörungsfrei? XRF-Anwendertreffen Bruker AXS, 05.-06.05.2011 Karlsruhe

Popko N, Pleßow A, Tesch S, Otto M (2011) Methode zur Röntgenfluoreszenzanalyse von belegten Membranfil-tern. CANAS ´11 Colloquium Analytische Atomspektroskopie, 13.–16.03.2011 am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ, Leipzig

Renno AD, Merchel S, Michalak PP, Munnik F, Wiedenbeck M (2011) Development strategies for creating a suite of reference materials for the in-situ microanalysis of non-conventional raw materials. Microsc Microanal 17 (Suppl 2): 834-835

Rode S (2011) Petrographic characteristics and electron microprobe investigations on major lithotypes of the Rosh Pinah Formation, Southern Namibia. Referate Joint Meeting 19. Jahrestagung Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallographie, 89. Jahrestagung Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, Jahrestagung Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft (MinPet 2011), 20.-24. September 2011, Salzburg: pp. 107-108

Sandmann D, Gutzmer J (2011) Geometallurgische Untersuchungen an komplexen Kupferoxiderzen („black copper ores“) mittels Mineral Liberation Analyser (MLA). Kurzfassung, Tagung Aufbereitung und Recycling , 9. und 11. November 2011, Freiberg: p. 10

Sandmann D, Gutzmer J, (2011) Mineral liberation analysis of lithium-bearing micas from the Eastern Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Let's Talk Ore Deposits. Proc 11th Biennial SGA Meeting, 26-29th September 2011, An-tofagasta, Chile: pp. 967-969

Sandmann D, Schulz B, Gutzmer J, Eickhoff A (2011) Controls on the industrial regrind milling process of coarse-grained ores by SEM-based image analysis. Referate Joint Meeting 19. Jahrestagung Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallographie, 89. Jahrestagung Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, Jahrestagung Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft (MinPet 2011), 20.-24. September 2011, Salzburg: p. 131

Sandmann D, Seifert T, Gutzmer J (2011) Geology, mineralogy and geochemistry of Beaver Brook antimony deposit, Central Newfoundland, Canada. Let's Talk Ore Deposits. Proc 11th Biennial SGA Meeting, 26-29th September 2011, Antofagasta, Chile: pp. 199-201

Sandmann D, Seifert T, Gutzmer J (2011) Sulfur isotope data from Beaver Brook Antimony deposit, Central New-foundland, Canada: A hint for the source of mineralization? Mineral Mag 75, 3: 1791


Schäfer M, Klingelhöfer G, Fleischer I, Panthöfer M, Massanek A (2011) Identification of iron sulfates at Gusev Crater on Mars with Mössbauer spectroscopy by comparison with terrestrial analogue samples. Vortrag 7th Seeheim Workshop on Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Frankfurt, 13.-17. Juni

Schucknecht A, Matschullat J (2011) Geochemical soil baseline values in north-eastern Brazil – vital requirement for pollution studies. GMPV8 EGU2011-3903

Schucknecht A, Matschullat J, Reimann C (2011) Stable isotope signatures of tropical soils in north-eastern Brazil – indicator for precipitation-dependent natural processes? 9th Internat Symp Appl Isotope Geochem, Tar-ragona, Spain 19-23 Oct. 2011. In: Otero N, Soler A, Audi C (eds) Abstracts p. 122

Schulz B (2011) EMP monazite age dating enhanced with automated mineralogical methods and its application in the polymetamorphic Saualpe basement (Eastern Alps). Referate Joint Meeting 19. Jahrestagung Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallographie, 89. Jahrestagung Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft, Jahrestagung Ös-terreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft (MinPet 2011), 20.-24. September 2011, Salzburg: p. 11

Schulz B (2011) Th-U-Pb-Altersbestimmung von Monazit mit der Elektronenstrahl-Mikrosonde und Anwendungs-potential in Metamorphiten und Magmatiten. Schriftenreihe Deutsch Ges Geowiss 77: p. 56

Schüttauf S, Zimmermann F, Matschullat J (2011) Chemical composition of fog and cloud water at the Erzgebirge summit, Germany. EGU abstracts 05-2011, Poster General Assembly European Geosciences Union Wien, 03.-08.04.2011

Seifert T (2011) Rare metal mineralization stages in the Erzgebirge metallogenic province and their link to mantle-derived magmatic pulses. Proc Internat Conf „Geological processes in the lithospheric plates – subduction, collision, and slide environments“, Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch, Far East Geological Institute, Vladivostok, September 20-23, 2011, Vladivostok Dalnauka: pp. 393-396

Seifert T, Atanasova P, Gutzmer J, Pfänder J (2011) Mineralogy, geochemistry and age of greisen mineralization in the Li-Rb-Cs-Sn-W deposit Zinnwald, Erzgebirge, Germany. Mineral Mag 75, 3: 1833

Seifert T, Pavlova GG, Borisenko AS (2011) Types of Ag-polymetallic/Ag-Sb vein-type mineralization in the Euro-pean Variscides, Yakutia, Altai, Tien Shan, and Pamir. Internat Conf “Geology, Tectonics and Minerogeny of Central Asia”. VSEGEI, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 6-8, 2011, session “Metallogeny and resource potential assessment of the Central Asian mobile belt”, abstract 5 p.: conference CD

Tesch S, Dunger V, Matschullat J (2011) Climate change effects on groundwater recharge of urban areas. ModelCare 2011: 18.-22. September 2011, UFZ Leipzig

Tesch S, Dunger V, Matschullat J (2011) Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater Recharge of an Urban Area. Management of Water in a changing world, Dresden, Germany, 12./13.10.2011

Tesch S, Dunger V, Matschullat J (2011) Einfluss von Klimaänderungen auf die Grundwasserneubildung am Beispiel von Dresden. Fachsymposium "Wasserbezogene Anpassungsmaßnahmen an den Landschafts- und Klimawandel in Deutschland". Großräschen, Germany, 22.-24.06.2011

Tichomirowa M, Pfänder J (2011) Dating granites from the Erzgebirge by different methods – a comparison. Goldschmidt 2011, Prague 14.-19.08.2011

Tichomirowa M, Whitehouse M, Götze J (2011) Formation and transformation of zircon grains from the Archaean carbonatite Siilinjärvi (Finland) – evidence from cathodoluminescence, rare earth elements and U/Pb data. Peralk-carb conference Tübingen, 16.-18.06.2011

Research projects and contracts in 2011

RG Applied and General Mineralogy 1. Züchtung von piezoelektrische Einkristalle der Verbindungsgruppe Ca4SEEO(BO3)3 (SEE = Sel-

tenerdenelemente Gd, La, Sm, Y) für mikroakustische Bauteile im Hochtemperaturbereich“,mit Leibniz-Institut für Werkstoffforschung Dresden (DFG GO 677/10-1; Laufzeit 3 Jahre) – JGö

2. Das System Si-Al-O-N unter extremen Drücken: Eine synthetische und kalkulatorische Route zu neuen Materialien. (DFG SPP1236 05/2010-04/2013) - (GH)

3. Materialsynthese und Materialveränderungen durch Schockwellen, Teilprojekt 3. Krüger-Forschungskolleg (FHP) 2007–2012 (GH)

4. Analyse der Defekt- und Gefügeentwicklung in HT korrosionsfesten thermisch gespritzten Schichten, Teilprojekt in der Forschergruppe „Hochtemperatur-korrosionsfeste Werkstoffe“ in der Landesexzellenzinitiative Funktionales Strukturdesign neuer Hochleistungswerkstoffe durch Atomares Design und Defekt-Engineering (ADDE) 2009–2013 (GH)

5. Neue Volumenhartstoffe, Teilprojekt in der Forschgruppe „Funktionale Nanokomposite“ in der Landesexzellenzinitiative Funktionales Strukturdesign neuer Hochleistungswerkstoffe durch Atomares Design und Defekt-Engineering (ADDE) 2009-2013 (GH)

6. Neue Nutzungskonzepte chilenischer Kupferschlacken, BMBF (CHL 09/016), 2009–2011 (GH) 7. Methodentransfer zur Beurteilung geogener und anthropogener Einflüsse aus bergbaulich ge-

prägten Flussgebieten, Machbarkeitsstudie am Rio Copiapo, Atacama, Chile, BMBF (CHL 10/011), 2011–2013 (GH)


8. Thermoanalyse von mineralischen Rohstoffen und Produkten zur effizienten Materialcharakteri-sierung, -kontrolle und -entwicklung, BMBF (CHL 10/012), 2011–2013 (GH)

9. Erstellung von Badegewässerprofilen für den Freistaat Sachsen gemäß SächsBadegewVO. 07/2010-05/2011 Landesuntersuchungsanstalt für das Gesundheits- und Veterinärwesen Sach-sen (LUA): Werkvertrag (AG)

10. Fortschreibung von Grundlagendaten und Untersuchung ausgewählter Sachverhalte der Maß-nahmen- und Bewirtschaftungsplanung zur Reduzierung von Schadstoffeinträgen, Teil: Über-tragung von Hintergrundwerten auf ausgewählte Oberflächengewässer. Sächsisches Lan-desamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie (LfULG): Werkvertrag 07/2010-09/2011 (AG)

11. Fortschreibung von Grundlagendaten und Untersuchung ausgewählter Sachverhalte der Maß-nahmen- und Bewirtschaftungsplanung zur Reduzierung von Schadstoffeinträgen, Teil: Ermitt-lung von Hintergrundwerten in ausgewählten Grenzwasser-Oberflächenwasserkörpern. Sächsi-sches Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie (LfULG): Werkvertrag 11/2011-06/2012 (AG)

12. Abschluss BGR-Vertrag "Modularisierung von Illit/Smektit-Modellen und Entwicklung von ver-besserten Modellen für die Rietveldanalyse von Kaolinit, Chlorit, Palygorskit-Sepiolith und Talk" mit 5 Teilleistungen (Dr. Kristian Ufer, RK)

13. DAAD-CSIR senior scientist exchange program R. Kleeberg - B.K. Nayak mit 2 Monaten Auf-enthalt B.K. Nayak in Freiberg und 1 Monat RK in Bhubaneswar über "Mineral quantification in low-grade iron ores". Fortsetzung zum Thema Bauxite in Vorbereitung (RK)

RG Geochemistry and Geoecology (Earth System Science) 14. REGKLAM. BMBF-Verbundprojekt 2008 bis 2013. Diverse Teilprojekte mit Dr. Stephanie Hän-

sel, Dr. Frank Zimmermann, und den Doktoranden Andreas Hoy, Silvia Leise, Daniel Leistner, Sabine Tesch (JMT)

15. ESF Landesinnovationspromotion – Zukünftige Entgasungen klimarelevanter Spurengase aus Böden Sachsens (COe, JM)

16. Greenhouse Gas Dynamics from Soils – GREGASO, Indus-triepartner: Air Liquide. Mit Cornelius Oertel, Lydia Weiß, Caro-line Schurig, Markus Meyer und Kay Halbauer, Prof. Tom Dimter sowie JM

17. BraSol-2010. Mit Anne Schucknecht, Moncef Bouaziz, Michael Eaton, Christian Scharpf (JM und AP)

18. Analyse von Hauptkomponenten von belegten Membranfiltern mittels wellenlängendispersiver Röntgenfluoreszenzanalyse. Methodenentwicklung Nicole Popko (ANW), mit AP und Silke Tesch

19. Geochronologische Altersbestimmungen an sauren Magmatiten/ Vulkaniten des Westerzgebir-ges. Vertrag mit Sächsischem Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie 2011. MT

RG Mineral Resources and Petrology 20. Genese von und Erkundungskonzepte für Cäsium-Lagerstätten – Kooperation mit Chemetall

(Projektleitung: Thomas Seifert & Jens Gutzmer; PhD-Student: Thomas Dittrich) 21. Erkundung der Li-Rb-Sn-W-Greisenlagerstätte Zinnwald, Erzgebirge - Kooperation mit Solar-

World Solicium GmbH (Projektleitung: Jens Gutzmer & Thomas Seifert; PhD-Student: Jörg Neßler)

22. Geometallurgical study along the process chain - Kooperation mit Omagh minerals Ltd. (Master thesis Iris Wunderlich, supervisors: Sandra Birtel, Jens Gutzmer)

23. Hybride Lithiumgewinnung. – BMBF Verbundprojekt (Projektleitung: Jens Gutzmer & Thomas Seifert; PhD-Student: Sören Rode)

24. Geometallurgie des Kupferschiefers. (JG, CW) – Kooperation mit KSL - Kupferschiefer Lausitz GmbH

25. Gold in sächsischen Kies und Sandlagerstätten (JG) - Kooperation U. Lehmann (LfULG) 26. Verfügbarkeit seltener Metalle. (TS, TD, JG) - Kooperation mit Bosch 27. Development, testing and improvement of application routines for Mineral Liberation Analysis

(MLA) in geometallurgy. Cooperation project with FEI Company (JG, DS, BS, Sabine Haser) 28. Application of Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA) to processed ores and mineral deposits (Cu

sulfides, platinum, iron, gold, fluorite). Cooperation projects with various industrial partners. (JG, DS, BS, Sabine Haser)


29. Time resolution of metamorphic-magmatic events in the Palaeozoic active margin of the north-ern Wilson Terrane (Ross Orogen, North Victoria Land). Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Projekt im Rahmen des SPP1158 Antarktisforschung, (BS) in Kooperation mit Prof. Dr. U. Schüßler, Lehrstuhl für Geodynamik und Geomaterialforschung, Würzburg

30. Monazit-EMP-Datierungen und Phasenbeziehungen in Metapeliten der Deckeneinheiten im Saualpen-Kristallin, Kärnten, Ostalpen. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SCHU 676/13, (BS) in Zusammenarbeit mit Prof. Dr. F. Finger, Salzburg

31. Standard Reference Materials for microanalytical techniques (Slavo, AR)

Qualification works, successfully defended in 2011 Post-Doc thesis (Habilitationen) none

PhD dissertations (Promotionen) Claudia Heidel “Sulphide oxidation investigations on oxygen and sulphur isotopes” 11-2011 (MT)

Master thesis (Diplomarbeiten; n = 16) Alexander Baranov “Development of feedstock on basis of Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2“ (JGö) Lena Boeck “Description, analysis and characterisation of carbonaceous material in three different

achondrites” (GH) Tobias Brehm “A synthesis of lithology, alteration, mineralization and structure of the Detour Lake gold

deposit in northeastern Ontario, Canada” (JG; Projekt finanziert von Detour Gold) Oliver Frei “Petrological and geochemical investigation of mafic dykes of the Henties Bay – Outjo dyke

swarm, Etendenka igneous province, Namibia” M.Sc. Thesis Geowissenschaften TU Freiberg, 94 p. (BS)

Stefanie Henne „Geochemie von geothermischen Fluiden“ Verteidigung 10-2011 (MT) Daniel Käbisch „Geologische Kartierung, Petrographie und Thermobarometrie der metamorphen Se-

rien des Ötztal-Stubai-Kristallins nordwestlich der Hochstubai-Hütte (Sölden/Tirol)“ Diplomarbeit mit Kartierung TU Bergakademie Freiberg/Sachsen, 147 p. (BS)

Marcus Kunzmann „The Paleoproterozoic Mooidraai Formation, South Africa: Zn isotope geoche-mistry, lithofacies and structural implications for the Kalahari Manganese Basin“ (JG, Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. P. Halverson, McGill University)

Stefanie Mahlich „Saisonaler Eintrag von Spurenstoffen in das grönländische Eis und deren Auswir-kung auf die Verdichtung von Firn: Fallstudie an einem ausgewählten Firnkernstück aus Nordgrön-land“ (extern mit Dr. Anna Wegner, AWI, und JM)


Doreen Mikitiuk “Geological controls on the chemistry of channel iron deposits of the Hamersley Prov-ince (Western Australia) and implications for their genesis” (JG, Dr. H. Dalstra, Rio Tinto Exploration)

Friederike Minz “Cement Stratigraphy of the Siliciclastic Sedimentary Footwall Rocks below the Kupferschiefer at the Cu-Ag Deposit Spremberg-Graustein, Lusatia, Germany” (JG, AR)

Stephanie Schüttauf „Die chemische Zusammensetzung von Nebel und Wolkenwässern im Erzgebir-ge“ REGKLAM-Projekt mit DWD (JM)

Christian Selleng „Untersuchung von Eisensilikatgestein mittels Röntgenpulverdiffraktometrie“ (GH, RK) Ruslan Tokbolat “Global Rare Earths Market and its Implication for Clean Energy Technologies, with

special attention to the Rare Earth Resources in Kazakhstan” (Prof. P. Kausch, TS) Christine Wendler „Mn substitution in the CaCO3-MnCO3 solid solution and its influence on lumines-

cence and structural properties” (JGö, UK) Jasmaria Wojatschke “Petrographic analysis, thermobarometrical evolution and monazite dating of

crystalline rocks of the Jinsha suture in northeastern Tibet” M.Sc. Geowissenschaften TU Freiberg, 100 p. (BS)

Marlen Wolf “Colour and mineralogy of tropical soils – basics for remote sensing applications” BraSol-2010-Project (JM, GH)

Bachelor Thesis (n = 19) Stefanie Böhme “Microstructural investigations of copper slag, prepared under varying cooling condi-

tions” (GH, JGö) Sandra Dreßler „Mineralogische Untersuchungen an Sedimenten aus der Umgebung des Salar de

Uyuni“ (GH, RK) Ann Eisenkrätzer „Petrographie und Monazitdatierung der UHP-Gesteine des Saidenbachtals“ B.Sc.

Thesis Geowissenschaften TU Freiberg, 31 p. (BS) Bianca Fiedler „Der Effekt von blitzinduzierter NOx Produktion auf bodennahes Ozon und die Bedeu-

tung für den Klimawandel“ REGKLAM-Projekt (FZ, JM) Katharina Großer “Leaching of an iron silicate stone in aqueous solutions” (GH, AP) Klaus Hantzsch: „Pseudomorphosen in Achaten von Liebgens Mühle, Leisnig: Charakterisierung und

Bestimmung der Ursprungsminerale mittels mineralogischer Analytik“ (JGö, UK) Eric Hohlfeld „Geologie und Mineralogie der Pb-Zn Mineralisation in der Grube Hermsdorf, Erzgebirge

(Bundesrepublik Deutschland)“ (JG, TS) Jörg Hunger “Nutrient element conditions (CNSP) in tropical soils. An example from transect samples

from north-eastern Brazil” BraSol-2010-Project (JM, AP) Tom Járóka „Mineralogisch-petrographische Untersuchungen an ausgewählten Bohrkernen mit Poly-

metall-Mineralisationen, Großschirma, Distrikt Freiberg“ (TS, JG) Stefanie Kaboth „Untersuchung dekadischer Variationen der Globalstrahlung („global dimming“ / „glo-

bal brightening“ in Deutschland vom Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts bis zum Jahr 2005“ (mit DWD Lichtenberg, Klaus Behrens und JM)

Nico Kloppe „Klassifizierung des Himmelszustands auf Basis von Strahlungsdaten“ (mit DWD Lich-tenberg, Klaus Behrens und JM)

Sybille Lehmann „Gegenwärtige und zukünftige Änderungen der bodennahen Luftfeuchte Sachsens“ REGKLAM-Projekt (SH, JM)

Tobias Petermann „Der Einfluss der cenomanen Niederschöna-Formation auf die Schwermineralfüh-rung rezenter osterzgebirgischer Fließgewässer“ (JG, Dr. U. Lehmann, LfULG Freiberg)

Nicole Pschan „Identifikation von silikatischen Cu-Mineralen in Kupfererzproben aus Chile“ (GH, RK) Lisa Richter „Morphologische und mineralchemische Untersuchungen an Goldflittern sächsischer

Sedimente im Hinblick auf Transport und Ablagerung“ (JG, TS) Annika Seidler “Adaptation of polar diatoms to elevated salinity and low temperatures” (mit AWI BHV,

Christiane Uhlig und JM) Lydia Weiß „Geochemie von Böden in NE-Brasilien“ BraSol-2010-Projekt (JM, AP) Sophie Wilhelm „Das Geotop der Krumbacher Fähre im sächsischen Granulit-Massiv“ B.Sc. Thesis

Geowissenschaften TU Freiberg, 38 p. (BS) Marlen Wolf “Analysis of soil enzyme activity, active microbial biomes and the CO2 emissions from soil

under different fertilizers” REGKLAM-Projekt (CO, JM)


School student works and internships (n = 3) Andreas Bartzsch „Vergleich verschiedener bildanalytischer Systeme zur quantitativen Mineralogie“

06/2011 Abschlusspraktikum / Facharbeit (J. Weisbach Fachschule für Technik, Freiberg) (SR) Sothea Syong (Cambodia) Adaptation to regional climate change (SH and JM) Claire Syon (Ecole des Mines d'Ales) „Validierung des Messsystems zur Analyse der Bodenentga-

sung in einer Klimakammer“ (COe, JM)

Awards and accolations Cornelius Oertel: 2. Platz bei der "International Forum-Competition of Young Researchers – Topical

Issues of Subsoil Usage" an der Staatlichen Bergbauuniversität St. Petersburg, Russische Födera-tion am 20-22. April 2011

Oral presentations and organisation of scientific events 2011 26.01. Hänsel S „Climate change, its impacts and response strategies in Saxony”. Europaweites

Netzwerktreffen für Multiplikatoren in der Jugend- und Umweltbildungsarbeit, Chemnitz 19.03. Götze J „Biosignaturen in Achaten“. Sächsisches Achat-Symposium, Freiberg 22.03. Schulz B „Mineral Liberation Analysis (MLA) – die neue Methode zur Untersuchung von

Erzgesteinen und ihren Aufbereitungs-Produkten“ Geologisch-Mineralogische Interessen-gemeinschaft in München

23.02. Hänsel S „Trockenheitstrends in regionalen Klimaprojektionen am Beispiel der REGKLAM-Modellregion Dresden“. Kolloquium des DMG e.V., Zweigverein Frank-furt/Main, Offenbach am Main

29.-30.03. Massanek A „Stand der Vorbereitungen der neuen mineralogischen Ausstellung im Krü-gerhaus“. Weißflog C „Beitrag der Geowissenschaftlichen Sammlungen zum Stadtrundgang >Auf den Spuren jüdischer Geschichte in der Bergstadt Freiberg<“, 12. Treffen AK Mineralogi-sche Museen und Sammlungen der DMG in Coburg

01.-03.04. Weißflog C „Geowissenschaftliche Lehr- und Forschungssammlungen – Methoden der Präsentation und Vermittlung“. Sammlungstagung in Jena

02.-04.04. Matschullat J „Managing regional climate change“ und „Extreme weather conditions – a challenge“ anlässlich der GOAL Konferenz in Heidelberg

08.04. Matschullat J „Regional versus global climate change – what are the odds?“ im Rahmen des UNESCO-Studiums der TU Dresden und der Stipendiaten des AvH-Klimaschutz-stipendiums.

12.04. Matschullat J „Ist CO2 schuld am Klimawandel?“ im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung „Wo hört Umwelt eigentlich auf?“ des Studium Generale der TU Bergakademie Freiberg

13.04. Prof. Dr. Udo Simonis: Ökologischer Strukturwandel und Green New Deal – Transforma-tion von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Moderation der Veranstaltung durch Jörg Matschul-lat

15.04. Matschullat J „Spurenelemente in der Umwelt und die Dimension Raum“ zum GAIA-Jahrestreffen 2011 an der ETH-Zürich-EAWAG

20.04. Oertel C ”CO2-Fluxes from disturbed soil samples – a pot experiment with different fertil-izers”, St. Petersburg, Russia (see text in front)

04.05. Greif A „Aktuelle Information zu den Badegewässerprofilen – Status quo und Fortschrei-bung“. Vortrag zur Fortbildung der Mitarbeiter Umwelthygiene der Gesundheitsämter des Freistaates Sachsen, Meißen

05.-06.05. Schucknecht A, Höfle S, Leise S, Popko N, Pleßow A „Wellenlängendispersive Röntgen-fluoreszenzanalyse in der Geochemischen Analytik“. XRF-Anwendertreffen Bruker AXS, Karlsruhe

10.05. Seifert T „Rohstoffe in Sachsen – Chancen für die Zukunft“ Museum der Westlausitz, Kamenz

12.05. Ostendorf J „Datierung hydrothermaler Erzlagerstätten – Entwicklung an der TU Bergaka-demie Freiberg“. Statusseminar Forschungsaufträge im Bereich Rohstoff- und Lagerstät-tenforschung, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe und Deutsche Roh-stoffagentur, Hannover, Germany


25.05. Massanek A „Fluorit für den Drusengang“. Vortrag beim Verein Mineralienfreunde des Oberen Erzgebirges e.V., Annaberg-Buchholz

31.05. Greif A „Bergbauregionen und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt am Beispiel des Mulde-einzugsgebietes – Geochemische Ansätze zur Erkennung, Bewertung und Reduzierung von Arsen- und Schwermetallbelastungen in der Umwelt“. Vortrag auf Einladung des Insti-tuts für Mineralogie der Universität Jena

06.06. Prof. Dr. Peter Slezak, Univ. of Calgary (CDN) gibt Gastvortrag zur Klimageographie von Kanada im Rahmen der “Introduction to Earth System Science” Vorlesung von JM

06.-08.06 Seifert T: ”Types of Ag-polymetallic/Ag-Sb vein-type mineralization in the European Varis-cides, Yakutia, Altai, Tien Shan, and Pamir”. Internat Conf “Geology, Tectonics and Min-erageny of Central Asia”. VSEGEI, St. Petersburg, Russia

10.06. Götze J: „Achat – Faszination zwischen Mythos und Wissenschaft“. Kolloquiums-Vortrag am Institut für Mineralogie/Kristallographie der Universität Wien

14.06. Massanek A „Von Fluorit bis Xianghualing – Chinesische Impressionen“. Vortrag beim Verein Mineralienfreunde Vogtland in Rempesgrün

15.-17.06. Kolloquium „Mineralogy and analytics of high-purity SiO2 raw materials” im Rahmen des Freiberger Forschungsforums (62. BHT) - JGö

17.06. Götze J ”Classification, mineralogy and industrial potential of SiO2-minerals and rocks”. Freiberger Forschungsforum – 62. Berg- und Hüttenmännischer Tag

03.-06.07. Dr. Patrice de Caritat, Geoscience Australia „Large-scale and nationwide geochemical mapping in Australia“, Gastvortrag im Rahmen des Arbeitsgruppenseminars von JM

09.-19.07. K. Ufer auf EMU School "Bulk and Surface Structures of Layer Silicates and Oxides: Theoretical Aspects and Applications", Rom

09.-26.07. Matschullat J Vortrag zu „Luftreinhaltung und Monitoring“ sowie Kurzkurs zu „Globalem und Regionalem Klimawandel“ bei der Umweltbehörde FEAM in Belo Horizonte, zu „Geo-chemical mapping and the dimensions of spatial scales“ an der Föderalen Universität von Viçosa in Minas Gerais, sowie Projektbesuche und Probenahmenkampagne im Eisernen Viereck.

11.07. Eröffnung der Sprengkammer in der Reichen Zeche (GH und TSch) 14.07. Massanek A, Seifert C „Terra Mineralia: a new mineralogical exhibition in Freiberg, Ger-

many”. Vortrag First International Mindat.org Conference, Lwowek Slaski, Polen 9.08. Michalak P: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2011 Conference (Poster) 14.-19.08. Ostendorf J, Sandmann D, Atanasova P, Dittrich T, Seifert T, Gutzmer J: Poster Gold-

schmidt2011 in Prag, Tschechien 06.09. Massanek A „Die neue Ausstellung im Krügerhaus“. Vortrag Naturkundemuseum Berlin 12.-23.09. Matschullat J: diverse Vorträge zu nachhaltigem Bergbau (Invited keynote PeruMin und

Katholische Universität San Pablo, Arequipa: Minería sostenible – un oxímoron?) und geochemischen Themen (2 Universitäten und Geologische Vereinigung von Peru in Lima) sowie Geländebesuch zu Bergbaustätten zwischen Lima und La Oroya

15.09. Hoy A, Sepp M, Matschullat J “Spatial relevance and temporal development (1901–2010) of two manual atmospheric circulation classifications in Europe”. European Conf Applica-tions of Meteorology. Berlin. Abstract: www.meetingorganizer. copernicus.org/ EMS2011/EMS2011-177.pdf

20.-23.09. Seifert T: “Rare metal mineralization stages in the Erzgebirge metallogenic province and their link to mantle-derived magmatic pulses”. Internat Conf „Geological Processes in the Lithospheric Plates Subduction, Collision, and Slide Environments“, Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch, Far East Geological Institute, Vladivostok, Russia

20.-24.09. Robert Möckel: Strange high temperature characteristics of GdCa4O(BO3)3 single crystals for high temperature piezoelectric applications. Schulz B, Rode S, Schulz B, Sandmann D, Michalak P: Poster und Vortrag Joint Meeting, Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kristallographie (DGK), Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft (DMG), Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft (ÖMG) in Salzburg, Österreich

25.-29.09. Kristian Ufer auf 48th Ann Meeting Clay Minerals Society, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA 26.-29.09. Vorträge von Birtel S, Weißflog C und Sandmann D; Poster von Sandmann D, Seifert T &

Gutzmer J sowie von Dittrich T, Seifert T & Gutzmer J 11th SGA Biennial Meeting der So-ciety of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) in Antofagasta, Chile

06.-07.10 R. Kleeberg Lehre in "International Master in Applied Clay Science”, Poitiers


12.10. Nessler J, Rode S, Seifert T, Gutzmer J: „Technische Herausforderungen der Erschlie-ßung der Li-Vorkommen der Lagerstätte Zinnwald-Cinovec“. Abschlusskonf Sächsisches-Böhmisches Rohstoffkataster, Jachymov, CZ

14.10. Matschullat J: “Climate change challenges on a regional scale – Seasonality and extreme events” im Rahmen des CIPSEM-Kurses für nachhaltige Entwicklung in Dresden (s.u.)

14.10. Massanek A „terra mineralia – eine mineralogische Reise um die Welt“. Vortrag zum Ab-

solvententreffen des Instituts für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik und Aufbereitungstech-nik, Alte Mensa Freiberg

21.10. Michalak P: Meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Poland (oral presentation) 27.10. Götze J “Cathodoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy in geosciences” Invited key

note at conference of the Society of Microscopy and Microanalysis, NIST Gaithersburgh 28.10.2011 Vortrag für den Urania Vortragszentrum e.V. über Erz-, Spat-, Steine und Erden- und

Braunkohlenlagerstätten in Sachsen (TS, Jörg Neßler) 28.-30.10. Massanek A „Die Mineralogischen Sammlungen der TU Bergakademie Freiberg“. 3 Vor-

träge im Rahmen der 48. Internationalen Messe Mineralientage München 02.-03.11. KLIMZUG-Status-Konferenz mit REGKLAM-Beiträgen (JM und SH) 04.-05.11. Schulz B „Die Altersbestimmung von Monazit mit der Elektronenstrahl-Mikrosonde und ihr

Anwendungspotential in Magmatiten und Metamorphiten“. Credner-Kolloquium der Deut-schen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften (DGG) in Leipzig

07.-09.11. Matschullat J ”Climate change and the merchants of doubt”. IFREMER, Brest 09.11. Krause U “Elementadsorption und –desorption an Filtermaterialien“. ICP-MS-Anwender-

treffen, Dresden 09.-10.11. Birtel S, Sandmann D: Tagung Aufbereitung und Recycling, veranstaltet durch die UVR-

FIA GmbH, Freiberg 03.12. Massanek A „Die Mineralogischen Sammlungen in Freiberg“. Vortrag zum 14. Bergmän-

nischen Abend des Sächsischen Bergbauvereins Weißer Hirsch Schneeberg e.V. und der Bergsicherung Schneeberg

05.-09.12. 10th Freiberg Short Course in Economic Geology “The Role of the Geologist in the Mineral Business”) mit 120 Teilnehmern (organisiert durch AG Lagerstättenlehre und Petrologie)

14.-16.12. Gutzmer J, Birtel S: 1st Networkmeeting ProMinNET zum Thema Geometallurgie an der LTU Luleå, Schweden

15.-16.12. Workshop Extremereignisse am SMUL (JM, SH) ??? R. Kleeberg und K. Ufer auf DTTG-Workshop "Qualitative und quantitative Analyse von

Tonen und Tonmineralen" in Zürich


Other activities 12.01. Tag der offenen Tür mit Präsentation der Gesteinsmikroskopie und Vortrag zu Be-

rufsbildern für Geowissenschaftler (BS) 09.-13.03. Kostbarkeiten aus der terra mineralia, Internationale Tourismusbörse (ITB) Berlin

(Sammlungen) 10.03. MLA-Geräte-Demonstration für Eddy Boydens (Analytical Competence Center, Umi-

core Group) AG Lagerstätten 15.-16.03. Workshop “Ultrafeine Partikel in der Stadt”, am IfT, Leipzig (JMT, FZ, SL, StSch) 17.03. Prof. Dr. Al-Abbasi, irakischer Kulturattachée, besucht die AG Geochemie und Geo-

ökologie zum Gedankenaustauch bezüglich Betreuung irakischer Doktoranden 19.03. Sächsisches Achat-Symposium am Institut für Mineralogie in Freiberg 01.-03.04 Silber und Silberminerale, EUROMIN, Heitersheim (Sammlungen) 01.03.-30.06. Bertus Smith in Freiberg: compilation of PhD thesis "Geometallurgical Characteriza-

tion of the Merensky Reef at Bafokeng Rasimone Platinum Mine, South Africa". Pro-jekt finanziert durch Anglo Platinum (RG Mineral Resources and Petrology)

15.-19.04. SGA Student Chapter Conference Prag, Tschechien 21.04. Kempe U „Wunderwerke der Natur: Farben und Farbeffekte in Mineralen“. Vortrag zur

Eröffnung der Sonderausstellung “Fliegende Juwelen” im Schloss Freudenstein

21.4.-31.07. Fliegende Juwelen, Freiberg (Mitwirkung Sammlungen) 10.-13.05. AvH-Auswahlkommission in Bonn (JM)

Antrittsbesuch bei den neuen Erasmus-Partnern des Institute Polytechnique La Salle Beauvais, Frankreich (BS und SB)

24.-27.05. Vom Silber zum Silizium, Sächsische Landesvertretung, Berlin (Sammlungen) 01.06. Schülerprojekttag Scholl-Gymnasium Freiberg (Vortrag Jens Gutzmer, praktische

Erzbestimmung Dirk Sandmann) 08.-09.06. Gegenbesuch der Erasmuspartner des Institute Polytechnique La Salle Beauvais in

Freiberg: Anne Dutriaux, die Koordinatorin für internationale Beziehungen und zwei Dozenten: Dr. Elsa Ottavi-Pupier und Dr. Sébastien Potel

25.06. Exkursion zur weltgrößten Messe für Naturstein und natursteinverarbeitende Industrie STONETEC in Nürnberg (BS)

18.–29.07. Geologisch-petrographisches Geländepraktikum in das kristalline Basement der Ötz-taler und Deferegger Alpen, Ostalpen, im Rahmen des Moduls Regionale Geologie im


Studiengang BSc Geologie-Mineralogie (BGM), 13 Teilnehmer Studiengang BGM und zwei Forschungsgäste von der Universität Belo Horizonte, Brasilien. Leitung BS.

05.08. Exkursion für 20 irakische Geo-Studenten und Doktoranden ins Osterzgebirge. Thema Water Management and water-related risks (KZ und JM)

08.-10.08. MLA-Geräte-Demonstration für sieben polnische Gäste (KGHM, Universität Wroclaw, Firma DSS) unter Betreuung von Keriya Mam (FEI application specialist) und Alan Butcher (Manager Natural Resources Strategic Marketing, FEI Company) AG Lager-stätten und Petrologie

August: 14 Tage Geländearbeiten zum BGR Hochschulvergabeprojekt “REE Mongolei” in der Westmongolei, Lagerstätten und Vorkommen mit Seltenen Erden, Yttrium, Niob, Tan-tal und Zirkonium, Probenahme, Bearbeitung bis Februar 2012

Alkali granites near the Khalzan Buregte deposit, Mongolia (Photo: UK)

27.08.-06.11. Reisen bildet – Bildungsreisen von und nach Freiberg (in Stadt- und Bergbaumuseum Freiberg, mit Dr. Zaun) – Mitwirkung Sammlungen

04.-21.09. Auslandsexkursion der AG Lagerstättenlehre und Petrologie in die Republik Südafrika (mit Department of Geology der University of Johannesburg)

28.-30.09. Sabine Haser nimmt am European User Group Meeting der MLA/Qemscan-Nutzer bei FEI Nanoport in Eindhoven, Niederlande, teil

26.09. Finissage zur Sonderausstellung Kupfer und Kupferminerale mit einem Vortrag von Alexander Leibbrandt (CODELCO, Chile) (Sammlungen)

03.-06.10. Nachexkursion „FT-8. Copper and Gold Deposits in the Antofagasta Area” zur SGA-Tagung Chile teil. Dabei Probenahme für die Lagerstättenübungssammlung und die Geowissenschaftlichen Sammlungen der Bergakademie (SB, CW, DS)

05.10. Betriebsausflug unseres Institutes nach Dresden (Botanischer Garten und Marcolini Palais im Krankenhaus Friedrichstadt, jeweils mit Führung) – siehe unten

13.10. Projekttag des Gymnasiums Crimmitschau im Institut für Mineralogie. Besuch der Sammlungen, Vorführung von Gesteinsmikroskopie und Rasterelektronenmikroskop (BS)

14.-18.10. Sharon Mateo (Customer Training Manager, FEI Company) aus Bisbane, Australien in Freiberg, um die neue MLA zu konfigurieren und einen Kurs für die Benutzer des Gerätes durchzuführen.

19.10. Meteorologische Exkursion mit Grundschülern aus Hainichen (FZ, KHe) 25.10.–21.12. Kristallregal (in Uni-Bibliothek, mit Dr. Zaun) – Mitwirkung Sammlungen 28.-30.10. Vom Graphit zum Diamant und Kostbarkeiten aus dem Krügerhaus, Mineralientage

München (Sammlungen)


10.11. Matschullat J: Vom globalen zum regionalen Klimawandel – Überraschungen bei der Skalierung“ am Fachbereich Geowissenschaften der FU Berlin

11.11. Verteidigung des Projektes GREGASO Treibhausgasemission aus unterschiedlich bearbeiteten Böden vor Mitarbeitern der Air Liquide Stiftung (Dr. Barbara Achenbach-Wink)

13.11. Die AG Geochemie und Geoökologie ist gewachsen. Unsere Doktorandin Sabine

Tesch hat einen gesunden Felix zur Welt gebracht (Bild oben). Wir freuen uns mit. 16.11. Exkursion Holzhau, Osterzgebirge, zur Landschaftsökologie mit dem neuen Jahrgang

Erstsemester Geoökologie (JM und Roland Achtziger) 18.11. Hochschulkonferenz Geoökologie in Karlsruhe am KIT (JM) 30.11 Osterzgebirge Exkursion mit 16 mexikanischen Studenten unter der Leitung von Prof.

Dr. Walter Daesslé von der Autonomous University of Baja California (s.u.)

02.-04.12. Vom Quarz zum Glas und Tsumeb/Namibia, Mineralienmesse Hamburg (Sammlun-

gen) ab Ende 2011 Dauerausstellung: Minerale aus Namibia, Botschaft von Namibia in Berlin (Sammlun-

gen) 05.12. Internationaler Tag der Böden 08.12. Matschullat J “Geoecological aspects – apoolicatiosn for mining regions”. Deutsch-

Russisches Seminar “Umweltprobleme sowie wirtschaftliche und institutionelle Her-ausforderungen der Naturnutzung in Bergkomplexen Russlands und Deutschlands“. TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institut für Bergbau und Spezialtiefbau.

14.-16.12. Workshop ProMinNET Nordic Researcher Network on Process Mineralogy and Geo-metallurgy in Luleå (University of Technology), Schweden (Teilnahme JG, SB, SHa, DS und Oleg Popov (Institut für Aufbereitungsmaschinen)


15.-16.12. Hänsel S, Matschullat J “Regionale Niederschlagsextreme und Wetterlagen”. Exper-ten-Workshop zur Entwicklung von Extremereignissen des SMUL (NH-Hotel DD-Altmarkt)

19.12. “Der weiße Schatz und die Salzarbeiter von Caquena” – Filmabend mit den Filmema-chern Katharina Bühler und Julia Wagner sowie bolivianischen Gästen · (GH)

20.12. Weihnachtsfeier des Instituts And last but not least a short glimpse into more local student and staff activities (and a visual farewell to Axel Renno, who will – so we hope – still give us a hand in teaching and his head in science):

Left: Participants of the field training on regional geology of the eastern Alps 2011 on the Staller Saddle in Eastern Tyrolia. Visible are Bachelor students of Geology and Mineralogy (BGM), Dr. San-dra Birtel, now a HIF staff member (second row, 3rd from right), and professors Glaucia Queiroga and Max Martins from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (first two on left, first row). Right: Dr. Axel Renno amongst 4th term BGM students at their field training on mineral and rock identification (Plauenscher Grund, Dresden).

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