The Karstic thrust edge, a pronounced geomorphologic step, which is a result of the tectonostratigraphic evolution of the active Adria – Dinarides thrust zone, represents a major obstacle for the planned railway route Divača – Koper. Thus, the geotechnical and structural properties as well as the geometry of the thrust-fault planes in this area are of great importance. Since geological mapping cannot give insight into the subsurface to reveal a complex 3D structure, and the numerous boreholes needed to investigate the area would be too expensive, the application of a geophysical method is needed. A low frequency GPR system with 50 MHz rough terrain antenna (RTA) was used to record 13 profiles along all three floors of the Črnotiče quarry, where the spatial position of the Socerb thrust-fault that separates limestones above and flysch layers below is relatively well documented. The GPR results were correlated with borehole data as well as geological mapping results. The GPR provided not only precise information on the geometry of the Socerb thrust-fault, but was also very useful for establishing the position of some known as well as several potential cavities and in less tectonically damaged part the dip angles of the strata.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 1505375A representative high-quality book in the popular-scientific language summarizes the results of the international project with the main aim to establish a joint platform for the sustainable use of platy limestone as building material, and for the preservation and promotion of such, to create relevant guidelines and to upgrade both individual and joint capacities in preserving this element of common natural and cultural heritage. The project joined professional forces of 10 partners from 4 countries and assembled the most relevant stakeholders.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 282062080The Geopark Karavanke is a cross-border geopark shared by Slovenia and Austria, connected by a Karavanke mountain range and limited by the borders of fourteen municipalities. Its exceptional geological heritage is of remarkable importance that is intertwined with unique natural and cultural heritage as well as local population who take part in its story. We participated in writing a monograph by describing diversity of fossils, including those connected to ore deposit strata of the Mežica area.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 2476117The aim of the cross-border Slovenian-Italian project Hydrokarst is to protect and coordinate management of the aquifer Reka-Timava by quantitative and qualitative monitoring of underground waters of the Classical Karst Region. In a long term it should provide a more rational use of water resources. In an extensive monograph we contributed a geological and geomorphological part and elaborated a united geological map of Kras (Slovenian and Italian parts), which was the basis of all other studies done in a frame of this project.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 2367061