Kateřina Schlöglová: “Deposit geology has not said its last word.” ****************************************************************************************** * Kateřina Schlöglová: “Deposit geology has not said its last word.” ****************************************************************************************** “And how will I recognize you?” I asked Kateřina Schlöglová, a geology student at the Char Faculty of Science and the main organizer of the Mineral Resources for the Society confere planning to visit. “You definitely won’t miss a female geologist in high heels. They look place and dainty compared to her usual footwear – hiking boots.” Kateřina Schlöglová, a fifth yeA conference of young deposit geologists could be a good op student at the Institute of PetSuch a person needs to be inquisitive, a good observer and and Structural Geology of the Cto it and who are not afraid to show their love of nature. University Faculty of Science demanding courses of mathematics, chemistry and other speci field, depending on the subject he or she is dealing with. is all about enthusiasm, courage and not being afraid to ge and looking at pictures in books. The main goal of the Mineral Resources for the Society stud use the opportunity to move ahead in their research and edu Cooperation between student groups facilitates student exch Modern civilisation depends on scientific research. Do you think we can still discover som qualities and properties of ores and minerals that could compete with synthetically produc materials with predetermined properties? It depends on the materials in question. The technology of synthesis of certain minerals w already during WWII and since then we have moved forward by leaps and bounds. Despite the synthetic analogues, natural stones, e.g. diamonds, cannot be fully replaced. Just like wi metals, society has lately focused on platinum metals, for example, whose price continues are several important platinum metal deposits in the world and others are going to be disc the development of exploration and extraction methods. This topic is frequently discussed colleagues in this country. Materials sciences concentrating on the possibilities of utili synthetic phases and studying their properties will have a lot to say in the field of mine So mineralogy has not said its last word then? Mineralogy has definitely not said its last word. As for Europe, for example in Finland an area of the Fennoscandian Shield, a large number of gold, copper and iron deposits as well platinum metals, rare earths and other metals are being  explored, besides the many deposi extracted in the region. Scandinavia and the Balkans are currently the most active regions it is mainly Canada, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, the Middle East, Russia and China th influential globally, as regards mineral resources. You’ve mentioned diamonds. How about gold? Would I have a chance as a prospector here in t Gold? Definitely a metal impossible to ignore in this country. There are many locations in Massif where it can be found. Someone without a scientific interest is most likely to find there are even a number of panning competitions. You can give it a try near Jílové u Prahy Hory, Zlaté Hory or the Písek area – the sediments of the Otava River will yield many a go are patient enough. Thank you for talking to iForum. More on the Mineral Resources for the Society conference [ URL "http://iforum.cuni.cz/IFOR The collections at the Institute of Petrology and Structural Geology An elb Geolog (Marie Kohoutová) Translation: Pavla Horáková