Original scientific paper

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF ANDEZITE OF FUŽINSKI BENKOVAC (GORSKI KOTAR, CROATIA)

Dragomir Jovičić

Abstract

Andesite agregate, due to its suitable physical-mechanical properties, is known on market primarily of asphalt mixtures production for wear covers of roads, regardles to traffic intensity and impedance. The economic importance of the andesite Fužinski Benkovac (Gorski kotar) is presented on the basis of the geological, genetic, technical-exploitable, technological, regional, marketing, and social-economic factors. Petrographic structure and tectonic fabric of the deposit have been separately elaborated. On the basis of these researches, quality, hydro-geological characteristics, natural and factors of evaluation, the deposit is economically evaluated as prosperous.

Keywords

andesite; building crushed stone; geology; quality; quarrying; economic importance of deposit

Hrčak ID:

13706

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/13706

Publication date:

4.12.1994.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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