Department of Mineralogy and Petrology

PERSONAL COMPOSITION

Scientific and teaching staff

Dr. hab. Marek Awdankiewicz (Prof. UWr, Head of the Department)
Dr. Hab. Piotr Gunia (Prof. UWr)
Dr. Krzysztof Turniak (Assistant Professor)
Dr. Hab. Adam Szuszkiewicz (Assistant Professor)
Dr. Iwona Korybska-Sadło, Ph. D. (Assistant Professor)

Doctoral students

Kornelia Stolarczyk, MA

Scientific and technical employees

Dr. Marta Prell
Małgorzata Domaradzka, MA
Jacek Ćwiąkalski, Ma
Kornelia Stolarczyk, MA

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

In the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, an ongoing research program addresses contemporary topics in petrology, geochemistry, mineralogy, and geochronology related to magmatic, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks of southwestern Poland, as well as the the application of methods from the broadly understood mineralogical sciences in studies of Poland’s historic sites.

Within the general theme, more specific research objectives are pursued, including:

– Petrology, geochemistry and age of selected magmatic rocks of Lower Silesia (M. Awdankiewicz)
– Petroarchological studies of stone monuments and ancient ceramics (P. Gunia)
– Geochemistry and mineralogy of pegmatites (A. Szuszkiewicz)
– Geochronological studies of magmatic and metamorphic rocks of the Sudetes and their foreland (K. Turniak)
– Raman spectroscopy in mineralogical studies (I. Korybska-Sadło).

LABORATORIES AND APPARATUS

The Department operates three laboratories:

Gemology, Petroarchaeology, and Technical Petrography Laboratory (head – Dr. Prof. P.Gunia)
Mineral Separation and Enrichment Laboratory (head – Dr. K.Turniak)
X-ray Diffraction Laboratory (informal laboratory, supervisor – Dr. K.Turniak)

The Department’s staff also operates the institute’s laboratory:

Electron Microscopy Laboratory (head – Dr. Prof. M.Awdankiewicz)

These laboratories perform various tasks related to rock and mineral preparation, mineral separation (e.g., zircon), phase studies, chemical determinations, and imaging of rocks and minerals for the needs of Institute staff, Faculty, and external units (e.g., KGHM Cuprum, Poltegor, Polish Academy of Sciences, and others).

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Currently, the Department’s employees are involved in several research projects carried out in cooperation with scientific centers in Poland and abroad, including:

NCN – Harmonia; 2017/26/M/ST10/00646, implemented at PGI-PIB	Mapy paleogeograficzne permskich lądowych basenów Europy Środkowej [Paleogeographic maps of Permian terrestrial basins of Central Europe]	carried out by Marek Awdankiewicz
NCN – Opus; 2019/33/B/ST10/00120 implemented by: AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection	Światowej klasy mineralizacja skandem w pegmatycie granitowym Dolnego Śląska i jej geneza [World-class scandium mineralization in the granite pegmatite of Lower Silesia and its genesis]	head – Adam Szuszkiewicz
Grant of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in the field of “Protection of archaeological monuments”, implemented by the Archaeological Museum in Gdańsk	Studium życia Gdańska przedlokacyjnego. Opracowanie wyników badań przy ul. Tartacznej w Gdańsku w latach 2008-2010 [Study of the life of pre-charter Gdańsk. Processing the results of research at Tartaczna Street in Gdańsk in the years 2008-2010]	carried out by Piotr Gunia

DIDACTICS

The Department’s staff conduct lectures, classes, laboratory classes, and fieldwork for students of bachelor’s, engineering, and master’s studies in the fields of: Geology, Geological Engineering, Environmental Protection, and Applied Geoscience.

GEOLOGY

Mineralogy, lecture and classes, 1st and 2nd year, bachelor degree studies
Petrology, lecture and classes, 2nd year, bachelor degree studies
Selected computer and geostatistical methods, fieldwork, 1st year, master degree studies
Computer methods in geology, classes, 1st year, bachelor degree studies
Dynamic geology I, classes, Geology, 1st year, bachelor degree studies
Dynamic geology I, fieldwork, Geology, 1 year, bachelor degree studies
Gemmology, lecture and classes, 3rd year, bachelor degree studies
Petroarchology, 3rd year, bachelor degree studies (so-called “open lecture” for all)
X-ray diffractometry, lecture and classes, master degree studies
Origin and evolution of sedimentary rocks, lecture and exercises, master degree studies
Mineralogy of rare elements, lecture and classes, master degree studies
Mineralogy and petrology II, fieldwork, master degree studies
Diploma seminars for bachelor and master degree studies
Volcanology, lecture, master degree studies
Geochemical and isotopic methods in the reconstruction of geotectonic environments, lecture and classes, master degree studies

APPLIED GEOSCIENCE

Methods in mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry, lecture and classes, 1st year, master degree studies,
Applications of mineral sciences, seminar, 1st year, master degree studies
Applications of mineral sciences, field exercises, 1st year, master degree studies
Volcanology, lecture, 1st year, master degree studies

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Dynamic geology, lecture and classes, 1st year, bachelor degree studies
Instrumental analysis in environmental research, lecture, 3rd year, bachelor degree studies
Instrumental mineralogical-geochemical methods in environmental research, laboratory, 2nd year, master degree studies

GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Mineralogy with elements of optics, lecture and classes, engineering studies
Physical geology, fieldwork, 1st year, engineering studies
Environmental history and geoarchaeology, lecture, 1st year, engineering studies
Stone in architecture, lecture, 3rd year, engineering studies
Selected aspects of petrology, lecture and classes, first year, graduate studies
Advanced methods for the study of minerals and rocks, lecture and classes, 1st – 2nd year, master degree studies

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Authorship and co-authorship in the discovery of new minerals: Scandio-winchite-Na, Beryllocordierite-Na, Beryllosachanbińskiite-Na

– Scandio-winchite (CNMC proposal 2022-009): Pieczka, A., Stachowicz, M., Zelek-Pogudz, S., Gołębiowska, B., Nejbert, K., Kotowski, J., Marciniak-Maliszewska, B., Szuszkiewicz, A., Szełęg, E., Stadnicka, K.M. and Woźniak, K. (2022) Scandio-winchite, IMA 2022-009. CNMNC Newsletter 67, Eur. J. Mineral., 34,

– Beryllocordierite-Na (CNMNC proposal 2022-108): Pieczka, A., Stachowicz, M., Zelek-Pogudz, S., Szuszkiewicz, A., Vašinová Galiová, M., Galusková, D., Gadas, P., Kaňková, H., Marciniak-Maliszewska, B., Nejbert, K., Kotowski, J., Kaproń, G., Szełęg, E., Korybska-Sadło, I., Gołębiowska, B., Sęk, M., Stadnicka, K.M. and Woźniak, K. (2023) Beryllocordierite-Na, IMA 2022-108. CNMNC Newsletter 72, Eur. J. Mineral., 35,

– Beryllosachanbińskiite-Na (CNMNC proposal 2022-109): Szuszkiewicz, A., Zelek-Pogudz, S., Stachowicz, M., Vašinová Galiová, M., Galusková, D., Gadas, P., Kaňková, H., Marciniak-Maliszewska, B., Nejbert, K., Gołębiowska, B., Korybska-Sadło, I., Sęk, M., Szełęg, E., Stadnicka, K.M., Woźniak, K. and Pieczka, A. (2023) Beryllosachanbińskiite-Na, IMA 2022-109. CNMNC Newsletter 72, Eur. J. Mineral., 35,

Determination of mineralogical and petrographic characteristics, chemical and isotopic composition (O,H, Cl) of talc rocks from the vicinity of Gilów (Owl Mountains Block)

Grzegorz Gil, Michał Borowski, Jaime Barnes, Petras Jokubauskas , Bogusław Bagiński, Piotr Gunia, Sławomir Ilnicki, 2022. Formation of serpentinite-hosted talc in a continental crust setting: Petrographic, mineralogical, geochemical, and O, H and Cl isotope study of the Gilów deposit, Góry Sowie Massif (SW Poland). Ore Geology Reviews 146, (2022) 104926.

The age and development of volcanism in relation to tectonics in the northern part of the Intra‑Sudetic Basin

Marek Awdankiewicz, 2022: Polyphase Permo‑Carboniferous magmatism adjacent to the Intra‑Sudetic Fault: constraints from U–Pb SHRIMP zircon study of felsic subvolcanic intrusions in the Intra‑Sudetic Basin, . SW Poland. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 111: 2199–2224.

Chemical composition and Raman spectroscopy of rare arsenates from the Johanngeorgenstadt deposit (Germany) from the collection of the University of Wrocław Mineralogical Museum

Iwona Korybska-Sadło, Adam Szuszkiewicz, Marta Prell, Piotr Gunia, 2022. Chemical composition and Raman spectroscopy of aerugite, xanthiosite, and a natural analogue of KNi₃(AsO₄)(As₂O₇) from Johanngeorgenstadt, Germany. Journal of Geosciences, 67 (2022), 299–310.

Precise age determination of Sudetic ophiolite rocks and geotectonic dating implications of dating

Marek Awdankiewicz, Ryszard Kryza, Krzysztof Turniak, Maria Ovtcharova, Urs Schaltegger, 2021: The Central Sudetic Ophiolite (European Variscan Belt): precise U–Pb zircon dating and geotectonic implications. Geological Magazine, 158, 555 – 566.

Determination of petrographic characteristics and origin of raw materials of medieval pottery artifacts and sculptures from Wrocław

– Paweł Milejski, Krzysztof Jaworski, Beata Miazga, Borys Paszkiewicz, Piotr Gunia, Sylwia Rodak, Bogdan Miazga, Łukasz Sroka, 2022. Skarb groszy praskich z XIV i XV wieku z Boguszowa (tak zwany skarb wałbrzyski) Uniwersytet Wrocławski. Instytut Archeologii, 2020, Wrocław ISBN 978-83-61416-58-6, (monograph).

– Paweł Duma, Piotr Gunia, Beata Miazga, Jerzy Piekalski, Jerzy Serafin, 2021. The Romanesque sculpture from Nowy Targ Square in Wrocław (Lower Silesia, Poland) in the light of interdisciplinary studies. Przegląd Archeologiczny, 69, p.1-22.

Comparative Fe and Sr isotope study of the nephrite deposits hosted in serpentinites and dolomitic marbles from Lower Silesia and implications for the Fe-As-Au bearing skarn formation in the processes of oceanic lithosphere evolution.

Grzegorz Gil, Bogusław Bagiński, Piotr Gunia, Stanisław Madej, Michał Sachanbiński, Petras Jokubauskas, Zdzisław Belka, 2020. Comparative Fe and Sr isotope study of the nephrite deposits hosted in serpentinites and dolomitic marbles from the Sudetes, SW Poland: Implications for the Fe-As-Au bearing skarn formation and post-obduction evolution of the oceanic lithosphere. Ore Geology Reviews, 118 103335.

Determination of the protolith and tectonometamorphic evolution of serpentinites from the Kon Tum Massif (central Vietnam)

Wojciech Smoliński, Lucyna Natkaniec-Nowak, Wiesław Heflik, Nguyen Khac Giang, Piotr Gunia, Magdalena Dumańska-Słowik,, Xuan Ban To, 2020. The origin of the serpentinite enclaves in metacarbonates of the Sa Nghia area in the Kon Tum Massif, Central Vietnam. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie. Abhandlungen, 2020, 298, 17-33.