Economic and ecologic importance of the non - metalic deposits in basalt maars of Southern Slovakia.docVIP

Acta Montanistica Slova ca Ro?ník 3 (1998), 1, 59-70 Ekonomicky a ekologicky vyznam nerudnych surovín v bazaltovych maaroch na ju?nom Slovensku Dionyz Vass 1 Economic and ecologic importance of the non - metalic deposits in basalt maars of Southern Slovakia By investigation of the basalt maars infill in Lu ?enská kotlina Depression the diatomite and alginite deposits have been found. Both maars belong to Podre?any basalt formation, Pontian (Late Miocene) in age. By technological investigation it was proved the diatomite can be used in the building trade as raw materil for light tiles convenient especially for the construction of the saddle roof with attic appatments. The alginite can be used in the agriculture and horticulture, as a fertiliser becouse of humus, nutritive end same trace elements, a desodorant in livestoc feedlots, a water and nutritive elements trap to distribute them for the growing plants. The alginite can be used as well as in pharmacy and in different industrial branches. Both deposits are of high significance for the ecology and the nature protection. Key words: diatomite, alginite, basalt maar, agriculture, building trade. úvod Na sklonku neogénu, pred cca 6 milionmi rokov za?ala v Novohrade na ju?nom Slovensku vulkanická aktivita, ktorej následkom sú r?zne vulkanické formy podre?ianskej (pont) a cerovej bazaltovej formácie (pliocén-kvartér; obr.1). Obr.1 Relikty podre?ianskej bazaltovej formácie (pont) v Lu?enskej kotline. 1 – lá- vovy prúd, 2 - maar, 3 - poltárska formácia (pont), 4 - predpontské horniny, 5 - smer toku lávového prúdu. Fig.1 Relicts of Podre?any basalt formation (Pontian) in Lu?enec Basin. 1 - lava flow, 2 – maar, 3 - Poltár Fm., 4 - lava flow direction, 5 - pre - Pontian rocks. Embryonálnou formou ba- zaltového vulkanizmu sú maary. Ich relikty boli identifikované v oboch spomenutych bazaltovych formá- c