Aleksander Recnik
ENGLISH VERSION
The lead and zinc ore mineralization in the Upper Meža valley, with all its hidden treasures, so mag-nificently presented in this book, offers a valuable training ground for geology and mineralogy studies. The book is a precious document disclosing the exceptional natural wealth of the Mežica mine, which at the same time presents a highly relevant scientific work in the field of mineralogy and crystallogra-phy. Among many mineralogical curiosities, the author has also identified two new types of wulfenite twins, not yet described in the scientific literature. In an adventurous way, the book takes us through the history of mining in Mežica, into deep underground straight to the vugs lined with crystals, which are laid open in front of the reader. A work like this one, makes us aware of an overseen natural beauty, that surrounds us, and often goes by without being noticed …
Prof. Hans-Joachim Kleebe, mineralogist
Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany)
For the first time, in a book accessible to the general public, the relationships between the complex geological processes and the succession of minerals during the genesis and evolution of the Mežica ore-field are described in a clear and easily understandable language. Special attention is devoted to the descriptions of the secondary minerals and their morphological peculiarities, such as the curious hemimorphy of wulfenite, for which the Mežica mine is famous worldwide. The entire book, with more than 230 professional photographs and numerous illustrations comes across as a beautiful piece of work that was prepared with an utmost care and great admiration for the miraculous world of min-erals in the depths of the Peca mountain …
Prof. Mihály Pósfai, geologist
University of Pannonia, Veszprém (Hungary)
