Univ.Prof.Dr. Corina Ionescu

 

 

Curriculum vitae

Graduated as geologist at the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (1974).

Ph.D. in Geology: Metallogenetical study of the banatitic intrusions of Budureasa and Pietroasa (Bihor Mnts., Romania)

Field geologist at Cluj Geological Enterprise (1974-1983); Head of the Mineralogy Laboratory at the Geological Enterprise Cluj-Napoca (1983-1994). From 1996: different positions at the Faculty of Biology and Geology, Mineralogy Chair, from the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania: Senior lecturer (1996-1999), Associate Professor (1999-2001), University Professor (since 2002). Head of the Mineralogy Chair (since 2002),

Head of Geology Department (2004-2006), Member of the University Senate (2004-2008).

Contact:

Mineralogy Chair; Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
1, Kogalniceanu Str.
RO - 400084 Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA
Tel. 0040 264 405 358; Mobile: 0040 746 055 999; FAX: 0040 264 591 906
E-mail: corina.ionescu@ubbcluj.ro; cora22x@yahoo.com

 

FIELDS OF INTEREST

Ophiolite petrology and geochemistry (Romania, Albania); Mineralogy and petrography of archaeoceramics; Archaeometry, Gemmology and Applied Mineralogy.

 

 

BOOKS, EDITED VOLUMES, CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

1.       Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V. (2010) Mesozoic ophiolites and granitoids in the Apuseni Mts. RO2 – Field trip guide, 20th Meeting of IMA, 2010 Budapest, 83 p. (in prep.)     http://www.ima2010.hu/?my_view=nice&p=ft3ro2

1.      Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V. (eds.) (2009) Geology for society: Education and cultural heritage. The 16th Meeting of the Association of European Geological Societies, July 9-13, 2009, Cluj-Napoca. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, 54 (1), 64 p.   http://services.bepress.com/geologia/vol54/iss1/

2.      Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V. (eds.) (2009) Geology for society: Education and cultural heritage. The 16th Meeting of the Association of European Geological Societies, July 9-13, 2009, Cluj-Napoca. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, 54 (2), 51 p. http://services.bepress.com/geologia/vol54/iss2/

3.      Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V., Tamas, C., Balica, C. (2009) MAEGS-16 Field trip Guide: Geology of the Apuseni Mountains (Romania). Presa Universitara Clujeana/Cluj University Press, 31 p. ISBN 978-973-610-913-3.

4.      Ionescu, C., Bedelean, H., Hoeck, V. (eds.) (2009) Geology for society: Education and cultural heritage. Proceedings of the 16th Meeting of the Association of European Geological Societies, July 9-13, 2009, Cluj-Napoca. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, Special Issue, 203 p. http://bioge.ubbcluj.ro/maegs16/

5.      Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V., Uhlir, C. (Eds.) (2008) Exkursionfuhrer zur Rumaenien exkursion 2008. Printcenter Universitaet Salzburg, 116 p.

6.      Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V. (2008) Asupra compozitiei si originii granatilor din cerceii si catarama din mormantul Franziska de la Potaissa (Turda, Romania) [About the composition and origin of garnets mounted in the earrings and buckle from Franziska tomb from Potaissa, (Turda, Romania)]. Zusammensetzung und herkunft der granate der Ohrringe und einer Gurtelschnalle aus dem grab der Franziska aus Potaissa (Turda, Rumanien). In: Barbulescu, M., Mormantul princiar germanic de la Turda (The Germanic princely tomb from Turda). Das germanische Furstengrab von Turda. p. 295-310 (+ 3 pl.). Edit. Tribuna Cluj-Napoca.  (In Romanian and German).

7.      Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. (2007) Mineralogical and petrographic features of the Roman ceramics from Napoca (In Romanian, in original: Caracteristici mineralogice şi petrografice ale ceramicii romane de la Napoca). In: Rusu-Bolindet, V., Ceramica romana din Napoca. Biblioteca Mvsei Napocensis. XXV, p. 434-462. Edit. Mega Cluj-Napoca, (685 pp.), ISBN 978-973-1868-08-0.

8.      Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (eds.) (2003) Proceedings and abstracts of the VIth International Symposium on Mineralogy. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Sp. Issue, 150 p., Cluj-Napoca. ISSN 1221-0803.

9.      Ionescu, C. & Tamas, C. (2003) Geological field trip guide: Apuseni Mts., Southern Carpathians and Baia Mare district (Romania), July-August 2003. Babes-Bolyai Univ. Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Technical University of Muenchen (Germany). Cluj University Press, 70 p., ISBN 973-610-209-2.

10.  Ionescu, C. (2001) Gemological expertise (in Romanian, in original: Expertiza gemologica). Presa Universitara Clujeana, 342 p., Cluj-Napoca. ISBN 973-595-083-9.

11.  Ionescu, C. (1999) Brucite-Mg(OH)2. Mineralogy and mineralogenesis. Brucite deposits in Romania (in Romanian, in original: Brucitul-Mg(OH)2. Mineralogie si mineralogeneza. Zacaminte de brucit din Romania). Edit. Didact. si Pedag., 156 p., Bucharest. ISBN 973-30-9673-3.

12.  Strusievici, R., Ionescu, C., Har, N. (eds.) (1995) Petrometallogeny. Proceedings and abstracts of the International Symposium on Petrometallogeny, Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, XL, Sp. Issue, Cluj-Napoca. ISSN 1221-0803.

13.  Ionescu, C. (1995) Precious, semiprecious and decorative stones (in Romanian, in original: Pietre pretioase, semipretioase si decorative). Edit. Didact. si Pedag., 126p., Bucharest. ISBN 973-30-4125-4.

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS A (PEER REVIEWED / ISI  PAPERS)

1. Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C., Balintoni, I. (2009) Reply to D. Pana's discussion on “The Eastern Carpathians ‘ophiolites’ (Romania): remnants of a Triassic ocean” [Lithos 108 (2009) 151–171]. Lithos (2009), doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.10.014. Article in press.   http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/503348/descriptionp.description

2.  Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V., Tomek, C., Koller, F., Balintoni, I., Besuţiu, L. (2009) New insights into the basement of the Transylvanian Depression (Romania). Lithos, 108, p. 172-191.

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3.  Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C., Balintoni, I., Koller, F. (2009) The Eastern Carpathians „ophiolites”: Remnants of a Triassic ocean. Lithos, 108, p. 151-171.

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4.  Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Precup, C. (2009) Towards mineralogical and geochemical reference groups for some Bronze Age ceramics from Transylvania (Romania). Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, 54 (2): 41-51. http://services.bepress.com/geologia/vol54/iss2/

5. Vulpoi, A., Ionescu, C., Simon, V. (2009): Specific surface area of heat treated illitic mineral clay. Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Physica, LIV (1), p. 11-16.

6. Tamasan, M., Mocuta, H., Ionescu, C. & Simon, V. (2009): Structural changes induced in mineral clays by high temperature heat treatments. Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Physica, LIV (2), p. 3-8.

7. Hoeck, V., Slaczka, A., Ionescu, C. (2009) Der Nordrand der Hohen Tauern. Jber. Mitt. Oberrhein. Geol. Ver., N.F. 91, p. 277-316, 12 Abb., Stutgart. http://www.ogv-online.de/Publikationen/Jahresberichte/inhalt.html

8. Nagy-Korodi, I., Weiszburg, T., Szakmany, G., Ionescu, C., Varga, G. & Kasztovszky, Z. (2009): Neolithic polished axes from NW Romania (Micula, Satu Mare Country) – a mineralogical, geochemical and petrographic study. In: Ionescu, C., Bedelean, H. & Hoeck, V. (eds.), Geology for society: Education and cultural heritage. Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, Sp. Is., p. 91-92.  

9.  Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Horga, M., Radulescu, G. (2007) Early Medieval ceramics from the Viile Tecii archaeological site (Romania): an optical and XRD study. Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Geologia, 52 (2), p. 29-35.  

10.     Koller, F., Hoeck, V., Meisel, T., Ionescu, C., Onuzi, K. & Ghega, D. (2006) Cumulates and gabbros in Southern Albanian ophiolites: their bearing on the tectonic setting. In: Robertson, A.H.F. & Mountrakis, D. (Eds.): Tectonic development of the Eastern Mediterranean region. Geological Society London, Special Publications, 260, p. 267-299, London. ISBN 10 1-86239-198-X.

11.     Iancu, O.G. & Ionescu, C. (2003) Types of chondrules from Romanian fallen ordinary chondrites. In: Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (eds.): Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Sp. Issue 2003, p. 48-51, Cluj-Napoca.

12.     Tamas, C.G., Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Cauuet, B. (2003) The relationship between breccia structures and ore veins. A case study from the Cetate Hill, Rosia Montana deposit (Romania). In: Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (eds.): Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Sp. Issue 2003, VIth Internat. Symp. Mineralogy, p. 124-126, Cluj-Napoca.

13.   Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2002) Modelling and firing technology – reflected in the textural features and the mineralogy of the ceramics from Neolithic sites in Transylvania (Romania). Geologica Carpathica (Sp. Iss., CD), 53, 6 p., Bratislava.   http://www.geologicacarpathica.sk/special/I/Ionescu_Ghergari.pdf  

14.   Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2001) Hydrothermal transformations of phlogopite: a case study from the Apuseni Mountains (Romania). Mineral. Polonica, 32 (1), p. 27-33, Krakow.  

15.   Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (2000) The hydrograndite and magnesioferrite in the Budureasa area, Romania: genetical implications. Neues Jb. Miner. Mh., Jg. 2000 (11), p. 481-495, Stuttgart.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS B (OTHER JOURNALS, CONFERENCE VOLUMES ETC.)

1. Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2006) Basic and intermediate volcanics in the Eastern Carpathians (Rarau; Romania): Are all of them ophiolites? Proc. XVIIIth CBGA Congress, p. 219-221. Sept. 2006, Belgrade.

2. Precup, C., Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Hoeck, V. & Simon, V. (2006) A study of Bronze Age pottery from Transylvania, Romania. Proc. XVIIIth CBGA Congress, p. 478-481. Sept. 2006, Belgrade.

3. Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V. & Pop, D. (2006) Sea-water alteration of Mesozoic basaltic rocks from the Transylvanian Depression basement (Romania). Proc. XVIIIth CBGA Congress, p. 236-239, Sept. 2006. Belgrade.

4.  Grovu, P., Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2006) Alteration processes in the Mesozoic island arc volcanics (Apuseni Mnts., Romania). Proc. XVIIIth CBGA Congress, p. 186-189. Sept. 2006. Belgrade.

5.  Koller, F., Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. & Onuzi, K. (2006) Cumulates and gabbros in Southern Albanian Ophiolites. Proc. Internat. Symp. Mesozoic ophiolite belt of the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula, p. 62-66. Serbia-Bosnia & Herzegovina, May-June 2006.

6. Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. & Koller, F. (2006) Do the Eastern Carpathians ophiolites originate from the Vardar Ocean? Proc. Internat. Symp. Mesozoic ophiolite belt of the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula, p. 49-52. Serbia-Bosnia & Herzegovina, May-June 2006.

7. Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2006) Mesozoic volcanics in the Transylvanian Depression basement: the north-eastern end of the Vardar Ocean. Proc. Internat. Symp. Mesozoic ophiolite belt of the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula, p. 53-57. Serbia–Bosnia&Herzegovina, May-June 2006.

8. Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. & Koller, F. (2006) Mesozoic ophiolites in Carpathians and Dinarides: A review. 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, MSCC2006, Miskolc, Hungary, March 2006. Acta Mineral.-Petr., 5, p. 39-41.

9. Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2004) Geochemical characteristics of the Mesozoic volcanics from the Deleni-6042 deep well (Transylvanian Depression, Romania). In: Chatzipetros, A.A. & Pavlides, S.B. (eds.) Proc. 5th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, vol. 1, p. 256-259, Thessaloniki.

10. Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2005) Brucite deposits in the Apuseni Mts. (Romania). Mineralia Slovaca, 37 (3), p. 358-360.

11. Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2004) Mesozoic Romanian ophiolites: their significance in unravelling paleogeography and tectonic history. Berichte Inst. Erdwiss. Karl-Franz.-Univ. Graz, 9, p. 184-186.

12. Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2004) Mesozoic volcanics from Deleni-6042 and other deep wells in the Transylvanian Depression and their relation to those from the South Apuseni Mts. (Romania). Berichte Inst. Erdwiss. Karl-Franz.-Univ. Graz, 9, p. 199-201.

13. Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2004) Vinča ceramics (Middle Neolithic) in Transylvania: petrographical and geoarchaeological features. In: Chatzipetros, A.A. & Pavlides, S.B. (Eds.) Proc. 5th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, vol. 2, p. 751-754. Thessaloniki.

14. Tomsia, W. Lewandowska, A. & Ionescu, C. (2003) Talc and tremolite paragenesis from the contact-metamorphosed dolomites (NW Romania). Pol. Tow. Mineral. Prace. Spec., 23, p. 172-174, Krakow.

15. Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (2001) Wall-rock xenoliths in Upper Cretaceous-Lower Paleogene granodiorites of Vladeasa taphrolite (Apuseni Mts., Romania). Pol. Tow. Mineral. Prace. Spec., 19, p. 49-51, Krakow.

16. Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2001) SiO2 - gems associated to Mesosoic magmatites in Buru area (Apuseni Mts., Romania). Pol. Tow. Mineral. Prace. Spec., 19, p. 73-75, Krakow.

17. 18. Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2000) The mineralogy of brucite from predazzites in the Apuseni Mountains (NW Romania). Pol. Tow. Mineral. Prace. Spec., 17, p. 171-174, Krakow.

19. Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2000) Brucite-bearing deposits in NW Romania: genetical considerations. Pol. Tow. Mineral. Prace. Spec., 17, p. 167-170, Krakow.

20. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C., Balintoni, I. & Indries, R. (2000) Contact phenomena associated to quartz-feldspathic injections in marbles and other metamorphic rocks from NW Romania. Pol. Tow. Mineral. Prace. Spec., 17, p. 144-147, Krakow.

21. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Codrea, V. (2000) Zircon, Ti-minerals and minerals with Ti content in the Quaternary deposits related with weathered-granodiorite environment. In vol. Natural and technogenic placer and weathered rock deposits at the turn of the Millennium, p. 63-65, Russian Academy of Science, Moskow.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS (C) (in Romanian journals)

1.        Lazar, C., Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. (2007) Petrography and mineralogy of lithic tools from the Suplacu de Barcau Neolithic site (In Romanian in original: Petrografia şi mineralogia unor unelte slefuite din situl neolitic de la Suplacu de Barcau). Nimphaea, XXXIV, p. 5-37. Oradea.

2.        Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2006) Nano, bio and planetary sciences: the 19th Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, 51 (1-2), 77-78. Cluj-Napoca.

3.        Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2006) The XVIIIth Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association. Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, 51 (1-2), p. 75-76. Cluj-Napoca.

4.        Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. & Tentea, O. (2006) Interdisciplinary (mineralogical-geological-archaeological) study on the tegular material belonging to the Legion XIII Gemina from Alburnus Maior (Rosia Montana) and Apulum (Alba Iulia): possible raw materials sources. Cercet. Arheol., 13, p. 387-410. Bucharest.

5.        Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. & Koller, F. (2006) Mesozoic ophiolites in the Dinarides. An. Inst. Geol. Rom., 74/1, p. 84-85. Bucharest.

6.        Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V., Lazar, C. & Precup, C. (2006) Archaeoceramics from Oradea Fortress: a mineralogical study. An. Inst. Geol. Rom., 74/1, p. 71-74. Bucharest.

7.        Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2006): Glossary of geological terms used in the study of archaeological ceramics (In Romanian in original: Mic glosar de termeni geologici utilizati in studiul ceramicii arheologice). Cercet. Arheol., 13, p. 433-442, Bucharest.

8.        Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C., Horga, M. & Radulescu, G. (2005) Mineralogical and petrographical studies on Ewarly medieval ceramics from Sieu-Odorhei, Bistrita-Nasaud county (In Romanian, in original: Studii mineralogice-petrografice asupra ceramicii medievale timpurii de la Sieu-Odorhei, jud. Bistrita-Nasaud). Arheologia medievala, V, p. 171-190. Cluj-Napoca.

9.        Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Horga, M. (2003) Mineralogy of ceramic artefacts from Ilisua, Bistrita-Nasaud County (In Romanian, in original: Mineralogia artefactelor ceramice din situl arheologic Ilisua, jud. Bistrita-Nasaud). Studii Cercet. Geol.-Geogr., 8, p. 129-137, Bistrita.

10.           Moldovan, Z., Ionescu, C., Tusa, F., Palibroda, N. & Pamula, A. (2003) The structural characterization of fossil resins based on mass spectra obtained in GC/MS mode on pyrolised sample. Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Physica, XLVIII, Sp. is. 2, p. 404-407. Cluj-Napoca.

11.     Simon, V., Ionescu, C. & Daraban, L. (2003) Spectroscopic investigations of some obsidian archaeological artifacts. In: Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (Eds.), Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Sp. Issue 2003, VIth Internat. Symp. Mineralogy, p. 104-107, Cluj-Napoca.

12.     Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2002) Gemmological identification of V-VI century beads found in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (In Romanian, in original: Identificarea gemologica a componentelor unui sirag de margele din secolul V-VI, descoperit in zona Cordos, municipiul Cluj-Napoca). Angustia, 7, p. 295-302, Sf. Gheorghe.

13.     Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2002) Mineralogical, petrographic and pedological sampling in archaeological sites (In Romanian, in original: Metodologii de recoltare a esantioanelor si probelor mineralogice, petrografice si pedologice din siturile arheologice). Angustia, 7, p. 351-354. Sf. Gheorghe.

14.     Lazarovici, Gh., Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (2002) Mid-Neolithic ceramic artifacts from Transylvania, Romania: Zau archaeological site (Mures county) (In Romanian, in original: Artefacte ceramice din Neoliticul mijlociu in Transilvania: Cultura CCTLNI din Statiunea Zau, jud. Mures). Angvstia, 7, p. 7-18. Sf. Gheorghe.

15.     Ionescu, C. & Har, N. (2001) Geochemical considerations upon the banatites from the Budureasa-Pietroasa area (Apuseni Mts, Romania). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, XLVI (1), p. 59-80, Cluj-Napoca.

16.     Udubasa, Gh. & Ionescu, C. (2000) Classification and nomenclature of mineral and organic, natural and synthetic substance used in gemology. (In Romanian, in original: Clasificarea si nomenclatura substantelor minerale si organice, naturale si sintetice, utilizate in gemologie). Rom. Jour. Mineralogy, 80, p. 21-40. Bucharest.

17.     Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Maris, C. (2000) New data on the mineralogical composition of lutitic silt from Dumbrava, Cluj County. (in Romanian, in original: Date noi privind compozitia mineralogica a siltului lutitic de la Dumbrava, judetul Cluj). Studia Univ.Babes-Bolyai, XLV, 1, p. 23-34, Cluj-Napoca.

18.     Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (2000) Application of mineralogical methods in archaeology (In Romanian in original: Aplicatii ale metodelor mineralogice de analiza in arheologie). Banatica, 15, I, p. 261-270, Resita.

19.     Ionescu, C. (1999) Studies in Mineralogy, Ore Geology and Gemmology. In: National Report on Geodetic and Geophysical activities in Romania, 1991-1999, for the XXII IUGG General Assembly, Birmingham, Romanian Academy, p. 98-100, Bucharest.

20.     Balaban, A. & Ionescu, C. (1999) Geochemical investigations on certain selected mineral assemblages from the Cavnic mine area, Baia Mare District (Romania). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, XLIV, 1, 15-22, Cluj-Napoca.

21.     Ghergari, L. Lazarovici, Gh., Ionescu, C. & Tamas, T. (1999) Geoarchaeological studies on Early Neolithic ceramics artifacts from Lunca-Poiana Slatinii site, Neamt County, Romania (In Romanian, in original: Studii geoarheologice asupra unor artefacte ceramice din Neoliticul timpuriu din Romania: Statiunea de la Lunca–Poiana Slatinii, Jud. Neamt). Angvstia, 4, p. 1-7, Sf. Gheorghe.

22.     Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (1999) The hydrogarnets - An unsolved problem? Rom. Jour. Mineral., 79, p. 101-104, Bucharest.

23.     Ionescu, C. & Hallbauer, D.K. (1998) Classification of chemical analyses and geological processes modeling based on PER methods (in Romanian, in original: Clasificarea probelor chimice si modelarea unor procese genetice prin metoda PER - Pearce Element Ratios). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLIII, 1, p. 103-107, Cluj-Napoca.

24.     Ionescu, C. & Balaban, A. (1998) Thermal contact aureolas around the banatitic intrusions from Budureasa and Pietroasa, Bihor Mnts, Romania (in Romanian, in original: Aureolele de contact termic ale intruziunilor banatitice de la Budureasa si Pietroasa, Muntii Bihor). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLIII, 1, p. 67-74, Cluj-Napoca.

25.     Ionescu, C. (1998) The genesis of brucite-Mg(OH)2. A general review. Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLIII, 1, p. 97-102, Cluj-Napoca.

26.     Berner, Zs. & Ionescu, C. (1997) Comparative interpretation of the correlation matrices for brucite-bearing rocks from Budureasa and Pietroasa, Romania (In Romanian, in original: Interpretarea comparativa a matricilor de corelatie calculate pentru rocile brucitifere de la Budureasa si Pietroasa, Muntii Bihor). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLII, 1, p. 99-103, Cluj-Napoca.

27.     Marza, I., Ionescu, C. & Bodnariuc, A. (1997) Mesozoic pyroclastites with silicolites from Poiana Aiudului, Trascau Mnts., Romania) (In Romanian, in original: Piroclastite mezozoice cu silicolite de la Poiana Aiudului, Mtii Trascaului-Apuseni). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLII, 1, p. 81-94, Cluj-Napoca.

28.     Ionescu, C. (1997) Note regarding the presence of scheelite in skarns from Budureasa-Sarca Valley (Apuseni Mts.). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLII, 1, p. 23-25, Cluj-Napoca.

29.     Ionescu, C. (1997) Clay minerals associated with banatitic intrusions from Budureasa and Pietroasa (Apuseni Mts.). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLII, 1, p. 43-47, Cluj-Napoca.

30.     Ionescu, C. & Oancea, R. (1997): Microprobe images of some minerals from Valea Lita deposit (Apuseni Mts.). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLII, 1, p. 3-12, Cluj-Napoca.

31.     Ionescu, C. & Oancea, R. (1996) Minor elements content of some sulphides from Valea Lita deposit (Apuseni Mts.). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLI, 1, p. 137-144, Cluj-Napoca.

32.     Ionescu, C. (1996) Stage relations between the postmagmatic processes from the contact aureoles of the Budureasa and Pietroasa banatitic massifs (Bihor Mts.). Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XLI, 1, p. 127-135, Cluj-Napoca.

33.     Ionescu, C. & Lenart, C. (1995) The chemical classification of the brucitic rocks from Budureasa-Valea Mare, Budureasa-Valea Sarca and Pietroasa deposits, based on ISODATA algorithm. A comparative study. Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XL, 1, p. 157-167, Cluj-Napoca.

34.     Ionescu, C. & Lazar, I. (1995) A comparative interpretation on the ternary diagrams of the chemical analyses from Budureasa-Valea Mare, Budureasa-Valea Sarca and Pietroasa brucite deposits (Bihor Mts.) Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai, Geologia, XL, 1, p. 207-213, Cluj-Napoca.

35.     Marza, I., Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Har, N. (1995) The presence of some calcite pseudomorphs after aragonite in Cacova Ierii deposit, Baisoara, Apuseni Mts. Rom. Jour. Mineral., 76, 2, 85-90, Bucharest.

36.     Ionescu, C. (1987) Brucite-bearing dolomitic limestones from Valea Mare-Budureasa deposit, Western Zone (Bihor Mountains). D.S. Inst. Geol. Geofiz., 72-73/1 (1985, 1986, 1987), p. 27-35, Bucharest.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS (D) (in Romanian conference volumes)

1. Forray, F., Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (2002) Mineralogy of suspension materials in rivers from Aries-Abrud Rosia area and their role in metall transporting (In Romanian, in original: Mineralogia materialului aflat in suspensie in cursuri de apa din zona Aries-Abrud-Rosia si rolul acestuia in transportul metalelor). In: Environment, research, protection, management - Mediul – cercetare, protectie si gestiune Symposium, p. 45-46. Oct. 2002, Cluj-Napoca.

2. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Culic, A. & Grovu, P. (2002) Dump material from Capus 2 pulp pool: source for building material (In Romanian, in original: Sterilul din iazul de decantare nr. 2 Capus, jud. Cluj: sursa de materii prime pentru constructii). In: Environment, research, protection, management - Mediul – cercetare, protectie si gestiune Symposium, p. 57-58. Oct. 2002, Cluj-Napoca.

3. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. & Forray, F.L. (2002) Data on mineralogical composition of dump material from Capus 1 pulp pool (In Romanian, in original: Date privind compozitia mineralogica a sterilului din iazul nr. 1 Capus, jud. Cluj). In: Environment, research, protection, management - Mediul – cercetare, protectie si gestiune Symposium, p. 56-57. Oct. 2002, Cluj-Napoca.

4. Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2002) Mineralogical features of the Neolithic ceramics from Balta Sarata, Banat (In Romanian, in original: Ceramica neolitica de la Balta Sarata, Banat: caracteristici mineralogice). In: Realiz. Perspect. Geol. Paleont. Roman. Symposium, Abstr. vol., p. 26. June 2002, Cluj-Napoca.

5. Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (2002) Mineralogical and structural alteration of raw materials used for Roman earthenlamps found in Potaissa (In Romanian, in original: Modificari mineralogice si structurale ale materiilor prime utilizate pentru opaitele romane de la Potaissa). In: Realiz. Perspect. Geol. Paleont. Roman. Symposium, Abstr. vol., p.23. June 2002, Cluj-Napoca.

6. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. (2000) Fine Roman ceramics from Napoca: mineralogical and georchaeological study (In Romanian, in original: Ceramica fina romana din situl Napoca: consideratii mineralogice si geoarheologice). In: Achievments and perspectives in the Quaternary studies in Romania - Realizari si perspective in studiul Cuaternarului din Romania. Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca Press, p. 53-54, Cluj-Napoca.

7. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C., Gorea, M., Tentea, O., Toadere, M. (2000) Dacian ceramics from Gilau, Romania: raw materials provenance (In Romanian, in original: Provenienta materiilor prime utilizate pentru ceramica dacica din situl roman Gilau, Romania). In: Traditional ceramics, technique ceramics - Ceramica traditionala. Ceramica tehnica, vol. I, Consilox VIII Symposium, p. 123-129, Alba-Iulia.

8. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Tamas, T. (2000): New data on the Neolithical ceramics from some Romanian archaeological sites. In: Achievments and perspectives in the Quaternary studies in Romania - Realizari si perspective in studiul Cuaternarului din Romania, p. 51-52, Cluj-Napoca.

9. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C., Rusu, V., Gorea, M. (2000) Mineralogical considerations on Roman ceramics from Napoca archaeological sote (In Romanian, in original: Consideratii mineralogice asupra ceramicii romane din situl arheologic Napoca). In: Traditional ceramics, technique ceramics - Ceramica traditionala. Ceramica tehnica, vol. I, Consilox VIII Symposium, p. 115-122, Alba-Iulia.

10. Ghergari, L., Gorea, M., Ionescu, C., Zoltan, I. (2000) Processes at the glaze-ceramic body interface in various types of ceramics (In Romanian, in original: Procese la interfata glazura-ciob in diferite tipuri de ceramici). In: Traditional ceramics, technique ceramics - Ceramica traditionala. Ceramica tehnica, vol. I, Consilox VIII Symposium, p. 37-44, Alba-Iulia.

11. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C., Tamas, T., Onac, B.P. (2000) The weathering of clay minerals in early Holocene soil in north-western Romania. In: Achievments and perspectives in the Quaternary studies in Romania - Realizari si perspective in studiul Cuaternarului din Romania. Univ. Babes-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca Press, p. 59-60, Cluj-Napoca.

 

 

ABSTRACTS

1. Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2009) Pre- and post-firing minerals in ancient ceramics. Mitteilungen Osterreichishen Mineralogische Gesselshaft, 155, p. 69.

2. Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2009) Electron Microprobe Analyses on ancient ceramics. Case studies from Romania. 14th International Clay Conference Castallaneta Marina, Italy, June 14-28, 2009, Vol. I. Oral sessions. Oral presentations. p. 44.

3. Stan, D., Constantinescu, B., Vasilescu, A., Radtke, M., Reinholz, U., Pop, D. & Ionescu, C. (2009) The case of Carpathian (Transylvanian) gold and its use for archaeological items. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 11, EGU2009-1330, EGU Vienna 2009.

4. Hoeck, V., Koller, F., Hohenegger, J., Briguglio, A., Ionescu, C. & Onuzi, K. (2009) Late Jurassic Clastic Sediments on top of the Luniku Ophiolite Sequence: Southern Albania. 62nd Geological Kurultai of Turkey, 13−17 April 2009, Ankara, Turkiye, p. 863.

5. Koller, F., Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. & Onuzi, K. (2009) Contrasting Mantle Section in Albanian Ophiolites: Evidences From Mineral and Bulk Rock Composition. 62nd Geological Kurultai of Turkey, 13−17 April 2009, Ankara, Turkiye, p.

6. Constantinescu, B., Vasilescu, A., Radtke, M., Ceccato, D., Pop, D. Ionescu, C. (2009) Archaeological gold identification using micro-pixe and micro-sr-xrf. 10th International Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques, Crete, Greece, June 14-20, 2009, Book of abstracts, p. 2.

7. Pop, D., Ionescu, C., Benea, M., Tămaş, C. & Forray, F. (2009) Electron Microprobe data on Rosia Montana (Apuseni Mts.) gold: towards a data base for identifying ancient artefacts. Mitteilungen Osterreichishen Mineralogische Gesselshaft, 155, p. 69.

8. Nagy-Korodi, I., Weiszburg, T., Szakmany. G., Ionescu, C., Varga, G. & Kasztovszky, Z. (2009) Neolithic polished axes from NW Romania (Micula, Satu Mare Country) – a mineralogical, geochemical and petrographic study. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Special issue, p. 91-92.

9. Rusu-Bolindet, V., Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. & Simon, V. (2009) Locally-produced Roman pottery from Napoca. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai, Special issue, p. 98.

10. Nagy-Korodi, I., Gal, A., Ionescu, C. & Szakacs, Al. (2009) Provenance studies of the building stones used for the Calvary Church (Cluj-Napoca, Romania). Mitteilungen Osterreichishen Mineralogische Gesselshaft, 155, p. 110.

11. Koller, F., Hoeck, V., Onuzi, K., Meisel, T. & Ionescu, C. (2007) Contrasting peridotites in Albanian Ophiolites: Evidence from Spinels. European Geological Union meeting, Vienna, April 2007. EGU2007-A-06336.

12. Veress, E., Ionescu, C., Vertesy, Z., Bratu, I., Indrea, E., Csog, A., Pataki, B., Puskas, Sz., Szabo, N.J. (2007) Optical and spectroscopic study of natural glasses. 6th European Conference on Mineralogy and spectroscopy. Stockholm, Sept. 2007, Book of Abstracts.

13. Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2007) Mesozoic ophiolites from the Eastern Carpathians: what are they and where are they coming from? European Geological Union meeting, Vienna, April 2007. EGU2007-A-01515.

14. Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. (2007) Electron microprobe analysis for archaeoceramics. In: Biro, K.T., Szilagyi, V., Kreiter, A. (eds.) EMAC’07 – 9th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Vessels inside and outside. Program and Abstracts vol., p. 72. Budapest.  

15. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Hoeck, V., Simon, V. (2007) Firing transformations in late Bronze Age ceramics from Transylvania (Romania). Biro, K.T., Szilagyi, V., Kreiter, A. (eds.) EMAC’07 – 9th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Vessels inside and outside. Program and Abstracts vol., p. 38. Budapest.

16. Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V., Ghergari, L. (2007) Post-depositional chemical and mineralogical alteration of late Bronze Age ceramic artifacts (Transylvania, Romania). Biro, K.T., Szilagyi, V., Kreiter, A. (eds.) EMAC’07 – 9th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Vessels inside and outside. Program and Abstracts vol., p. 113. Budapest.

17. Precup, C., Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V., Ghergari, L., Simon, V. (2007) Bronze Age pottery from Transylvania (Romania): a mineralogical study. Biro, K.T., Szilagyi, V., Kreiter, A. (eds.) EMAC’07 – 9th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Vessels inside and outside. Program and Abstracts vol., p. 126. Budapest.

18. Hoeck, V., Koller, F., Onuzi, K., Kloetzli-Chowanetz, E. & Ionescu, C. (2007) Transition from SSZ to MORB composition in Albanian Ophiolites: Evidence from small ophiolites intermediate between the eastern and the western belt (Albania). European Geological Union meeting, Vienna, April 2007. EGU2007-A-06464

19. Ionescu, C., Cozar, O., Hoeck, V., Culea, M., Leopold, N. & Usurelu, S. (2006) Cenozoic fossil resins used in gemmology: towards a practical grouping. Proceedings of the 19th General meeting of International Mineralogical Association, Expansion to nano, bio and planetary worlds, p. 200. July 2006, Kobe, Japan.

20. Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2006) PT costraints on the formation of large brucite deposits: a case study from the Apuseni Mnts., Romania. Proceedings of the 19th General meeting of International Mineralogical Association, Expansion to nano, Bio and planetary worlds, p. 307. July 2006, Kobe, Japan.

21. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Hoeck, V., Simon, V. & Horga, M. (2006) Thermal alteration of mineral phases in Bronze Age ceramics from Transylvania (Romania). Abstracts book of 3rd Mid-European Clay Conference, p. 58. September 2006, Opatija, Croatia.

22. Koller, F., Hoeck, V., Meisel, T., Ionescu, C. & Onuzi, K. (2006) Cumulates and gabbros in Southern Albanian ophiolites: their bearing on the tectonic setting. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna April 2006. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 8, 04549, SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU06-A-04549.

23. Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V. & Pop, D. (2006) Glauconite and celadonite in the altered basaltic rocks from the Deleni 6042 deep well (Transylvanian depression, Romania). 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, MSCC2006, Miskolc, Hungary, March 2006. Acta Mineral.-Petr., Abstract series, 5, p. 49.

24. Precup, C., Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2006) Interdisciplinary (mineralogical-geological-archaeological) study of the ancient pottery from Palatca (Transylvania, Romania). 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, MSCC2006, Miskolc, Hungary, March 2006. Acta Mineral.-Petr., Abstract series, 5, p. 98.

25. Precup, C., Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2006) Mineralogical and petrographical study of Middle Bronze Age ceramics from Dersida (NW Transylvania, Romania). 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, MSCC2006, Miskolc, Hungary, March 2006. Acta Mineral.-Petr., Abstract series, 5, p. 99.

26. Ghergari, L., Lazar, C. & Ionescu, C. (2006) The mineralogical and petrographical characteristics of the XVII-century ceramic ware found in the Oradea fortress (Romania). 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, MSCC2006, Miskolc, Hungary, March 2006. Acta Mineral.-Petr., Abstr. series, 5, p. 31.

27. Maris, C., Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (2006) Ceramic raw materials from the Gilau Mts. (Romania). 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, MSCC2006, Miskolc, Hungary, March 2006. Acta Mineral.-Petr., Abstr. series, 5, p. 72.

28. Koller, F., Hoeck, V., Meisel, T., Ionescu, C. & Onuzi, K. (2006) The tectonic setting of the plutonic sequence in Southern Albanian ophiolites. 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, MSCC2006, Miskolc, Hungary, March 2006. Acta Mineral.-Petr., Abstr. series, 5, p. 55.

29. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. & Tentea, O. (2006) Mineralogical and geological studies on Roman bricks and tiles from Alburnus Maior and Apulum (Dacia Province): possible raw materials sources. 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, MSCC2006, Miskolc, Hungary, March 2006. Acta Mineral.-Petr., Abstr. series, 5, p. 48.

30. Iancu, O.G., Ionescu, C. & Topa, D. (2005) Petrological and geochemical classification of the Sopot chondrite. Abstr. vol. of 68th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting. Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Sept. 2005, p. 5089.

31. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Simon, V., Horga, M. & Hoeck, V. (2005) Geoarchaeological studies on Late Bronze Age ceramics from Transylvania (Romania). MinPet Meeting of the Austrian Mineralogical Society, Sept. 2005, Schladming (Austria) Mitt. Österrr. Mineral. Ges., 15, p. 52.

32. Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2005) Mesozoic magmatism in the Eastern Carpathians (Romania). MinPet Meeting of the Austrian Mineralogical Society, Sept. 2005, Schladming (Austria) Mitt. Österrr. Mineral. Ges., 151, p. 49.

33. Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2005) Brucite deposits in the Apuseni Mts., Romania. MinPet 2005 Meeting of the Austrian Mineralogical Society, Sept. 2005, Schladming (Austria) Mitt. Österrr. Mineral. Ges., 151, p. 53

34. Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2005) Mesozoic volcanics in the Eastern Carpathians. Mineralia Slovaca, 37 (3), p. 475. Congress of Geological Society of Slovakia, June 2005, Medvedia Hora (Slovakia).

35. Ionescu, C., Cozar, O., Culea, M., Leopold, N. & Usurelu, S. (2004) Comparative spectroscopic and GC/MS study of some Cenozoic fossil resins. The 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence (Italy). Abstr. Vol., 1, p. 649.

36. Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (2004) The mineralogy and genesis of the brucite deposits from NW Romania. The 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence (Italy). Abstr. Vol., 1, p. 470.

37. Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. & Koller, F. (2004) Mesozoic basic and intermediate volcanics in deep wells from the Transylvanian Depression (Romania): a continuation of the South Apuseni SSZ volcanics. The 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence (Italy). Abstr. Vol., 1, p. 90.

38. Moldovan, Z., Ionescu, C., Tusa, F., Palibroda, N. & Pamula, A. (2003) The structural characterization of fossil resin based on mass spectra obtained in GC/MS mode on pyrolised sample. Proceedings of the 3rd Conference with Internat. Part. Isotopic and Molecular Processes, Cluj-Napoca, p. 111. Cluj-Napoca.

39. Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (2000) Gemstones in Quaternary deposits from Romania (In Romanian, in original: Acumulari de geme in depozite cuaternare din Romania). In: Achievments and perspectives in the Quaternary studies in Romania - Realizari si perspective in studiul Cuaternarului din Romania. Univ. Babes-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca Press, p. 63-65, Cluj-Napoca.

40. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Rusu, V. & Gorea, M. (2000) Microscopical aspects of coarse Roman ceramics from Napoca (In Romanian, in priginal: Aspecte microscopice ale ceramicii grosiere romane din situl arheologic Napoca). In: Achievments and perspectives in the Quaternary studies in Romania - Realizari si perspective in studiul Cuaternarului din Romania. Univ. Babes-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca Press, p. 48–50, Cluj-Napoca.

41. Szabo, V.A, Ionescu, C. & Simon, V. (2003) Structural changes in dental alloys investigated by microscopy. Proceedings of the 3rd Conference with Internat. Particip. on Isotopic and Molecular Processes, p. 174. Cluj-Napoca.

42. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Rusu-Bolindet, V. (2003) Geoarchaeological study on local fine ceramics from II-III century (Napoca site, Romania). Acta Mineral.-Petrogr., Abstr. Ser., vol. 1, p. 39, Szeged.

43. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Lazar, C. (2003) The mineralogy of the Neolithic ceramics from Ungurului Cave ( Suncuius, Romania). Acta Mineral.-Petrogr., Abstr. Ser., vol. 1, p. 38, Szeged.

44. Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (2003) Supra-subduction zone (?) basalts from the Deleni-6042 Deep Well (Transylvanian Depression, Romania). Acta Mineral.-Petrogr., Abstr. Ser., vol. 1, p.45, Szeged.

45. Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V. & Topa, D. (2003) Alteration processes on basalts from the Transylvanian Depression, Romania (Deep Well 6042-Deleni). Acta Mineral.-Petrogr., Abstr. Ser., vol. 1, p. 47, Szeged.

46. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Toth, A. (2002) Mineralogy of iron sulphides alteration products from Corund, Harghita County (In Romanian, in original: Mineralogia produsilor de alterare ai unor sulfuri de fier de la Corund, judetul Harghita). In: Environment, research, protection, management - Mediul – cercetare, protectie si gestiune Symposium, p. 49. Oct. 2002, Cluj-Napoca.

47. Filipescu, S., Ghergari, L. & Farcas, T. & Ionescu, C. (2000) Paleoenvironment and associated fossils in the Brad jasper (Miocene) from the Southern part of the Apuseni Mountains. 31st International Geological Congress, Abstr. vol.-CD, Rio de Janeiro.

48. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. & Farcas, T. (2000) Gems in the Baia Mare area (Romania). 31st International Geological Congress, Abstr. vol.-CD, Rio de Janeiro.

49. Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (2000): Gem-quality materials associated with Laramian magmatites in the Valea Chioarului area, Transylvania (Romania). 31st International Geological Congress, Abstr. Vol. -CD, Rio de Janeiro.

50. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C., Lazarovici, Gh. & Tamas, T. (1999) Geoarcheological studies of the Neolithical ceramics from Romania: raw materials (source, composition) and techniques of pre-wheel pottery processing. In: The environmental background to hominid evolution in Africa. Book of Abstracts, 67-68, Durban.

51. Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (1999) Gems in the Quaternary deposits from Romania: blue quartz from Trestia-Maramures. In: The environmental background to hominid evolution in Africa. Book of Abstracts, 86–87, Durban.

52. Ghergari, L., Onac, B., Ionescu, C., Bodnariuc, A. & Onac, L. (1999) Mirroring of the paleoenvironment on the clay minerals in Quaternary deposits from North and West of Romania. In: The environmental background to hominid evolution in Africa. Book of Abstracts, p. 68, Durban.

53. Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. & Vadan, A. (1999) Gem-quality vesuvianite from Vata, Apuseni Mts. (Romania). Gems and Gemology, XXXV, p.139, Carlsbad Ca, USA.

54. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Puspoki, Zs. (1999) Jaspis occurrence from Brad, Apuseni Mts. (Romania). Gems and Gemology, XXXV, p. 139-140, Carlsbad Ca, USA.

55. Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (1999) Genetic considerations on jasper in the Brad area (Apuseni Mts. , Romania). Rom. Jour. Mineral., Suppl. 1, Abstr. Vol., 79, p.32, Bucharest.

56. Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (1999) Dypingite - product of the brucite alteration In the Budureasa-Pietroasa Area (Bihor Mts., Romania). Rom. Jour. Mineral., Suppl. 1, Abstr. Vol., 79, p.41, Bucharest.

57. Marza, I., Ghergari L., Ionescu, C., Constantina, C., Bodnariuc, A. & Fodor, St. (1999) Gemological value of the area between the Ampoi and Geoagiu Valley (Apuseni Mountains). Rom. Jour. Mineral., Suppl. 1, Abstr. Vol., 79, p.45, Bucharest.

58. Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (1999) Zoning in vesuvianite crystal in Vata area (Apuseni Mts., Romania). Analele Univ. Bucuresti, Ser. Geologie, XLVIII, 24-25, Bucharest.

59. Ghergari, L., Ionescu, C. & Marincea, St. (1998) Sepiolite in the contact aureoles associated with Laramian intrusions from Budureasa, Apuseni Mts. Romania. XVI CBGA Congress (Carp.-Balk. Geol. Assoc.), Abstr. vol., p.183, Vienna.

60. Marza, I. & Ionescu, C. (1998) Isolithic and heterolithic xenoliths in the Laramian intrusions from Budureasa and Pietroasa, Apuseni Mts., Romania. XVI CBGA Congress (Carp.-Balk. Geol. Assoc.), Abstr. vol., p.372, Vienna.

61. Ghergari, L. & Ionescu, C. (1997) Hydrougrandite and magnesioferrite from Budureasa (Romania). Rom. J. Miner., 78, 1, p. 22-23, Bucharest.

 

 

 

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH GRANTS

2008-2010 PN2: ID-2241: Aplicatii ale geostiintelor in studiul artefactelor arheologice din Romania (Application of geosciences in the study of archaeological artefacts from Romania). http://bioge.ubbcluj.ro/~corina.ionescu/research/

2006-2008: Grant 1337 CNCSIS: Unul sau mai multe oceane mezozoice in Carpatii Orientali si Muntii Apuseni? (One or more Mesozoic oceans in the Eastern Carpathians and Apuseni Mnts.?).

2003-2005: Grant 1762 CNCSIS: Argile din Transilvania utilizate pentru ceramica si constructii (Clays from Transylvania used for ceramics and building materilas). 

2002-2003: Grant 287 World Bank: Cercetarea compozitiei mineralogice, chimice si a proprietatilor fizice ale sterilelor din iazurile de decantare in vederea valorificarii lor in industrie si agricultura (Mineralogical and chemical composition of dump material from Ore Processing Plant Capus – Romania).

2000-2002: Grant B01 ANSTI: Aplicatii ale metodelor mineralogice-petrografice de analiza in studiul artefactelor arheologice din Romania (Application of mineralogical-petrographical methods for the study of archaeological artefacts from Romania).

2000-2001: Grant 13 CNCSIS: Formatiuni geologice cu continut de geme din vestul si nord-vestul Romaniei: evaluare si tehnici de expertiza gemologica (Geological formations with gemstones from W and NW Romania: gemological evaluation and expertise).

1998-2001: Grant 7, D type; World Bank: Dezvoltarea studiilor aprofundate si a doctoratului pe probleme de gemologie in Romania la Universitatea Babes-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca (Development of master and doctoral degrees on gemmology at the Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania).

1998: Grant 12 CNCSIS-Romanian Ministry of Education: Pietre semipretioase si decorative din Romania (Gemstones from Romania).

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

2001-2007: Mines d’or antiques de Dacie. District de Roşia Montana (Monts Apuseni, Roumanie). Coordinator: dr. Beatrice Cauuet (Universite de Toulouse Le Mirail, France). Partners: Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Funding: Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres France.

2005: Karpatische Ophiolithe des Mesozoikums in Rumänien. Financed: Land Salzburg Projekt (Austria)

2006-2007: Stone-Relief-Inscription. Coordinator: Prof. Dr. W. Wolhmayer (Salzburg University); Partners: Bayerische Staatsbibliotek Germany, University of Leuven Belgium, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj Napoca (Romania). Financed: EU-Culture 2000 programm.

2007-2009: Historic Quarries. Coordinator: Prof. Dr. W. Wolhmayer (Salzburg University); Partners: Bayerische Staatsbibliotek Germany, Comenius University Bratislava, Verein Symposium Lindabrunn Poland, Verein Symposion Lindabrunn Austria, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj Napoca (Romania). Financed by EU-Kultur 2007 Bruxelles.

2009-2010: Die Hugelgrabernekropole von Lapus, Region Maramures, Rumanien, eine Elitennekropole der spaten Bronzezeit und ihr Umfeld (The barrow necropolis of Lapus, Region Maramures, Romania, an elite burial site of the Late Bronze Age and its environment). Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Carola Metzner-Nebelsick (Institut fur Vor- und Fruhgeschichtliche Archaologie und Provinzialroemische Archaeologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen, Germany). Financed by the DFG (German Research Foundation).

 

 

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:

2005-2008: Erasmus Project EUROMIN. The consortium partners: 29 institutions from 19 Socrates countries, Switzerland and 3 Tempus countries; Co-ordinator: Eötvös Loránd

University, Budapest. http://www.geo.auth.gr/euromin/final_report/EUROMIN_booklet_employers.pdf

2008-2010: Erasmus Intensive Program: Materials and patrimony: stone, glass, ceramics and concrete durability and conservation (Siena University,  Babes-Bolyai University); Coordinator: University Paris East.

Since 2002 CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) Earth-Science Studies in Central and South-Eastern Europe Network    

             http://ceepus.scholarships.at/public/network/network_info.aspx

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

§  President of the Mineralogical Society of Romania (since 2009) http://bioge.ubbcluj.ro/minsoc/

§  Member of the Romanian Society of Economic Geology

§  Vice-president of the Geological Society of Romania (since 2007)

§  Member of the Executive Committee of AEGS (Association of European Geological Societies) http://www.aegs.org/aegs.html  (since 2003)

§  President of AEGS (Association of European Geological Societies) 2007-2009

§  Vice-President of AEGS (Association of European Geological Societies) since 2009

§  Member of the IMA (International Mineralogical Association) Commission of Gem Materials http://www.ima-mineralogy.org//

§  Head of the CBGA (Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association) Committee of Romanian Universities since 2006.

§  National Representative of Romania in the CBGA (Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association) Council

§  Local coordinator CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies), CII-AT-0038-01-0506 Network Geosciences in Central and South-Eastern Europe.

§  Member of the Mineralogical Society of Poland http://www.ptmin.agh.edu.pl/main_en.html

§  Member of the ECGA European Clay Group Association: http://www.ing.pan.pl/ecga_js/members.htmp.I

§  Member of the Austrian Mineralogical Society (Oesterreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft): http://www.univie.ac.at/Mineralogie/Oemg/pers.htm

§  Member of the AGIR – General Association of Engineers from Romania

§  Fellow of Deutsche Gemmologische Gesellschaft (German Gemological Association; Idar-Oberstein)

§  Member of the IAVCEI (International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earths Interior) http://www.iavcei.org/

 

 

 

 

INVITED LECTURES, INVITED PLENARY LECTURES

 

Ionescu, C., Hoeck, V., Precup, C., Ghergari, L. (Dec. 2009) Bronze Age ceramics from Transylvania: chemistry and microprobe analyses. University of Salzburg, Department of Geography and Geology, Austria. http://www.geol-ges.at/veranstaltungen.html  

Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. (April 2007) Mesozoic ophiolites from the Eastern Carpathians: what are they and where are they coming from? European Geological Union, Vienna, April 2007.

Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. September (2007) Mesozoic ophiolites in the Dinarides and Carpathians: a review. Invited lecture. Workshop and Summer School on Architecture of Collisional Orogens: Eastern Alps versus China Central Orogenic Belt. University of Salzburg, Austria, September 13 – 15, 2007.

Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. (November 2006) Ophiolithe der Ostkarpathen? University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Hoeck, V., Simon, V., Cozar, O., Horga M. (November 2006) Archaeometric study of Late Bronze Age ceramics from Transylvania, Romania: raw materials and their thermal transformation. University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L., Hoeck, V., Simon, V., Cozar, O., Horga M. (November 2006) Thermal alteration of mineral phases in archaeoceramics from Transylvania (Romania). Karl Franzens University Graz (Austria).

Hoeck, V., Ionescu, C. & Koller, F. (March 2006) Mesozoic ophiolites in Carpathians and Dinarides: A review. 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, Miskolc (Hungary).

Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (November 2005): Brucite deposits from Romania: mineralogy and genesis. Karl Franzens University Graz (Austria).

Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (December 2004) Brucite deposits from Romania: mineralogy and genesis. Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland).

Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. & Simon, V. (December 2004) Geoarchaeology and applied mineralogy: thermal alteration of raw materials during firing. Case studies of Bronze Age ceramics. Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland).

Ionescu, C. & Hoeck, V. (November 2004) Brucite deposits from Romania: mineralogy and genesis. University of Salzburg (Austria).

Hoeck, V. & Ionescu, C. (June 2004) Basalts from the Transylvanian Depression, Romania and their relation to the Vardar zone. “Al. I. Cuza” University Iasi (Romania).

Ionescu, C. & Ghergari, L. (November 2004) The influence of illite/montmorillonite on the formation of mullite during the firing of some kaolinitic raw materials. Experimental data. Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C. (March 2004) Brucite from Romania, China and Russia. University of Urbino (Italy).

Ionescu, C. (March 2004) Modern gemological nomenclature and classification. Methods and equipment used for the nondestructive identification of cut gemstones. Comenius University Bratislava (Slovakia).

Ionescu, C., Ghergari, L. & Simon, V. (March 2004) Geoarchaeology and applied mineralogy: thermal alteration of raw materials during firing. Case studies of Bronze Age ceramics. Comenius University Bratislava (Slovakia).

Ionescu, C. (December 2003) Comparative study of amber from different occurrences. Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C. (November 2003) Ancient ceramics: thermal transformations of raw materials during firing. Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C. (November 2003) Comparative spectroscopic study of amber of different origins. Karl Franzens University Graz (Austria).

Ionescu, C. (November 2002) The “anatomy” of a Plinian eruption: Mt.St. Helens (USA), 1980. Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C. (November 2002) Geology and applied mineralogy: thermal transformations of raw materials during the firing. Case studies of Neolithic ceramics. Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C. (September 2002) Applied mineralogy to ancient ceramics: Thermal transformations of raw materials during the firing. Faculty of Geology, Etvos Lorand University Budapest (Hungary).

Ionescu C. (May 2002) Physical and mechanical characteristics of the bricks made from some dump material (Capus Ore processing Plant, Romania). Symposium for Environmental Protection – Monitoring and Site Remediation, Thessaloniki (Grece).

Ionescu C. (May 2002) The mineralogy of dumps from the Capus Ore Processing Plant– Romania. Symposium for Environmental Protection – Monitoring and Site Remediation, Thessaloniki (Grece).

Ionescu, C. (April 2002) Equipment and methods used for nondistructive identification of cut gemstones. Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland).

Ionescu, C. (April 2002) Diamond grading. Mineralogical Society of Poland and Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland).

Ionescu, C. (December 2001) Aspects of applied mineralogy: ceramics from Neolithic and Roman times. Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C. (December 2001) Gemmology between science and art. Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Salzburg (Austria).

Ionescu, C. (May 2001) The application of mineralogy in the study of the archaeological artefacts: the Neolithic and Roman ceramics from Romania. Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland).

Ionescu, C. (May 2001) The new gemmological classification and nomenclature. Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland).

Ionescu, C. (October 2001) Mineralogy applied for the study of archaeological ceramic artefacts (In Romanian: Mineralogie aplicata in studiul artefactelor ceramice din siturile arheologice). “Al. I. Cuza” University Iasi (Romania).

Ionescu, C. (October 2001) New methods for nondestructive study of natural and synthetic gemstones (In Romanian: Metode noi de investigare nedistructiva a gemelor naturale si sintetice). “Al. I. Cuza” University Iasi (Romania).

 

 

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

·   62nd Geological Kurultai of Turkey, April 2009, Ankara (Turkey)

·  14th International Clay Conference, June 2009, Castallaneta Marina (Italy)

·  16th Meeting of Association of European Geological Societies, July 2009, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

·   MinPet2009 & 4th Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Joint Conference, September 2009, Budapest (H ungary)

·   9th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (EMAC’07), October 2007, Budapest (Hungary)

·  37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, May 2008, Siena (Italy)

·  European Geological Union Meeting. April 2007, Vienna (Austria)

·  XVIIIth Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association Congress,September 2006, Belgrade (Serbia)

·  3rd Middle European Clay Conference, September 2006, Opatija (Croatia)

·   19th International Mineralogical Association Meeting, July 2006, Kobe (Japan)

·  Symposium on Mesozoic ophiolite belts in North of Balkan Peninsula. May-June 2006, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

·  European Geological Union Meeting, April 2006, Vienna (Austria)

·  3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, March 2006, Miskolc (Hungary)

·  68th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, September 2005, Gatlinburg-Tennessee (USA)

·  MinPet 2005-Meeting of Austrian Mineralogical Society, September 2005, Schladming (Austria)

·  Congress of Geological Society of Slovakia, June 2005, Medvedia Hora (Slovakia)

·  Pangeo AUSTRIA 2004, September 2004, Graz (Austria)

·  32nd International Geological Congress, August 2004, Florence (Italy)

·  5th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, April 2004, Thessaloniki (Greece)

·  10th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland. October 2003, Zulova (Poland)

·  3rd Conference with International Participation on Isotopic and Molecular Processes, September 2003, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

·  6th International Mineralogical Symposium. September 2003, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

·  2nd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference. March 2003, Miskolc (Hungary)

·  XVIIth Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association Congress. September 2002, Bratislava (Slovakia)

·  9th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland. October 2002, Ladecz (Poland)

·  8th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland, October 2001 ( Poland)

·  XIIth International Symposium on placer and weathered rocks, September 2000, Moskow (Russia)

·  7th Meeting of the Petrology Group of the Mineralogical Society of Poland, October 2000, Krakow (Poland)

·  31th International Geological Congress, August 2000, Rio de Janeiro (Brasil)

·  Mineralogy, Petrology, Metallogeny and Geochemistry International Symposium, October 1999, Bucharest (Romania)

·  XVth International Congress of International Union for Quaternary Research, August 1999, Durban (South Africa)

·  3rd International Gemmological Symposium, June 1999, San Diego ( USA)

·  5th International Mineralogical Symposium, September 1998, Iasi (Romania)

·  XVIth Congress of the Carpathian–Balkan Geological Association. August 1998, Vienna (Austria)

 

 

MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZING AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, CONVENER, CHAIRPERSON:

 

· Member in the Scientific Committee of the 7th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, Adana (Turkey), 18-22 Oct. 2010 http://geology.cu.edu.tr/isemg2010/

· Convener: XIX Congress of Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association, Thessaloniki (Greece), 22-26 Sept. 2010. Session S23 Gemmology. http://www.cbga2010.org/Programme.htm

· Organizer of 20th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association, 21-27 August 2010, Budapest, http://www.ima2010.hu/?my_view=nice&p=5-2

·   Organizer of the 16th Meeting of Association of European Geological Societies (MAEGS16) – Cluj-Napoca (Romania), July 2009  http://bioge.ubbcluj.ro/maegs16/index.htm

· Co-organizer of “MinPet2009&4th Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Joint Conference”, Budapest, September 7–11, 2009

            http://www.minpet2009mscc.org/?my_view=nice&p=menu_left_11;

· Chairperson: 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, Siena 12-16 May 2008; http://www.unisi.it/eventi/isa2008/; http://www.unisi.it/eventi/isa2008/program.pdf

·   Convener and chairperson: 19th General Meeting of th: International Mineralogical Association, 23-28 Iullie 2006, Kobe, Japonia. Session Mineral Heritage: Natural and artificial gem materials (CGM) http://www.congre.co.jp/ima2006/scientific_e.html

·   Chairperson and member in the Scientific Committee: 3rd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians” Conference, March 2006, Miskolc (Hungary).

·   Chairperson: 2005 Congress of Slovak Geological Society: „Past, present and future of geological knowledge (Geological Renaissance)”, Medvedia Hora (Slovakia), June 2005.

·   Organizer of VIth International Symposium on Mineralogy: Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, 18-21 September 2003.

·   Convener: 2nd Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, 6-7 March 2003, Miskolc, Ungaria. Scientific session „Environmental and applied mineralogy, museology”.

·   Organizer of Symposium on Achievements and Perspectives in the Romanian Geology and Paleontology (Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca), October 2002.

 

 

 

TEACHING ACTIVITY

Courses: Applied mineralogy, Gemmology, Geoarchaeology, Mineralogy and petrography of archaeological ceramics, Non-metalliferous deposits, Volcanology, Synthetic gem materials

 

PhD Supervisor:

·        Paul Grovu: Mesozoic volcanics from the Eastern part of the Apuseni Mts., Romania/Mesozoic volcanics from the eastern part of the Apuseni Mts., Romania.

·        Carmen Precup: Ceramica epocii bronzului din Transilvania: caracteristici mineralogice si tehnologice/Bronze Age ceramics in Transylvania: mineralogical and technological features (2008)

·        Fejer Szabolcs: Argile neogene din Bazinul Sf. Gheorghe, utilizate pentru ceramica/Neogene clayish raw materials from the Sf. Gheorghe Basin (Romania) used for ceramics

·        Attila Toth: Magmatite mezozoice din Mtii Persani si relatiile lor cu formatiunile associate/Mesozoic magmatics from the Persani Mnts. (Romania) and their relationship with the associated formations

·        Cornelia Lazar: Studii geoarheologice asupra unor artefacte din Muzeul Tarii Crisurilor si aria sursa de materii prime/Geoarchaeological studies on artefacts from Tara Crisurilor Muzeum collections and the source area for the raw materials (2008)

·        Otis Crandell: Middle to Late Neolithic siliceous artefacts from the Alba Iulia area: a mineralogical, petrographic and geochemical study/Artefacte neolitice (Neolitic mediu si Neolitic tarziu) din zona Alba Iulia: studiu mineralogic, petrografic si geochimic

·        Istvan Nagy-Korodi: Impactul exploatarilor miniere aurifere si polimetalice asupra mediului inconjurator in zona Nistru-Baita (Romania)/Environmental impact of gold and polymetallic mining in the Nistru-Baita, North Romania

·        Maria Zaharia: Ceramica romano-bizantina (sec. IV-VII) din Dobrogea de Nord: compozitie si tehnologie/Roman-Byzantine ceramics (IV-VII century) from North Dobrogea: composition and technology

·        Maria Jurje: Andezitele cuartifere din zona vulcanica neogena Oas-Gutai (Romania)/Quartz-andesites from the Oas-Gutai Neogene volcanic area (Romania)

·        Mihai Pop: Granitoide Jurasice din Apusenii de Sud, Romania/Jurassic Granitoids from the Southern Apuseni Mountains, Romania