Acta Geologica 37. (1994)

1-2. szám - G. Hámor: Geologist József Fülöp

2 G. Hámor Later, he extended his investigations over other areas of Cretaceous formations of Hungary as well. The monography "Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian-Aptian) formations of the Bakony Mountains" (Unterkreide- Bildungen (Berrias-Apt) des Bakony-gebirges) (Geologica Hungarica Ser. Geol. Tom. 15, 1964) was compiled on the basis of his academic doctoral dissertation (1962). Besides the monographs "Cretaceous formations of the Villány Mountains" (Les formations crétacées de la Montagne Villány) (Geologica Hungarica Ser. Geol. Tom. 15, 1966) and 'The Mesozoic Basement Horst Blocks of Tata" (Geologica Hungarica Ser. Geol. Tom. 16, 1975; in English: Geologica Hungarica Ser. Geol. Tom. 16, 1976), his studies describing the Jurassic and Cretaceous formations of Tata, the Vértes and Bakony Mountains, his papers revealing the boundary problems of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous, as well as his works summing up the results of the investigation of the Mesozoic of Hungary, show his desire to widen the range of his quest for knowledge more and more, both in time and in space. He considered it natural, beside elaborating the principles of earth sciences, to exploit his enormous knowledge for economic purposes, i.e. the exploration of mineral resources. While studying the younger Mesozoic formations, he realized the necessity of conducting palaeoenvironmental investigations, palaeoreconstructions, and of preparing palaeogeographic maps explaining the genesis of mineral resources. In the area of the Transdanubian Range, he strived for a graphic (map) representation of the palaeogeographic - genetic connections of bauxite formation and for the scientific foundation of regional bauxite prognostications. Resulting from this inner demand, he and his colleagues constructed the maps "Map of usable mineral materials of Hungary" (1966) and "Uncovered geological map of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic formations of Hungary" (1967) at 1:500 000 scale, the first to be supported by an extensive database. Later, this ambition led (far beyond the call of his official duty) to the compilation of the volumes evaluating the raw material resources of the country. His richly-documented works, of treatise character and of continued value even to this day: 'The black coal resources of Hungary" (1980), The hydrocarbon resources of Hungary" (1982), "The iron ore, manganese ore, as well as, copper ore, lead ore, and zinc ore resources of Hungary" (1983), The bauxite resources of Hungary" (1984), are fundamental in the scientifically established recognition and evaluation of the raw material potential of Hungary. Assuming tremendous scientific and economic/political responsibility, he was the first to publish data on the mineral resources of Hungary - senselessly qualified top secret at that time. In the course of time, his scientific life-work extended to the methodology of geologic activity, the investigation of the major tectonic settings of Hungary, the theoretical questions of stratigraphic classification, questions of geology related to the history of science, the palaeoarchaeological connections of geology, and the timeliness of environmental protection; he made his mark as a scholar in all of these fields. Acta Geologica Hungarica

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