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Mar 30, 20241 min read

Detrital zircon MDS analysis

To perform Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov method for detrital zircon data from an Excel file with detrital...

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frankovski

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Field trip in central Dobrogea, Romania

During this wonderful field trip in central Dobrogea, I visited multiple locations (such as Beidaud, Tariverde, Casimcea, etc.) where the...

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frankovski

Nov 20, 20231 min read

Field trip in northeastern Moldova

During the field trip, I visited multiple villages where the Ediacaran sedimentary rocks outcrop. I sampled sandstones and argillites of...

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Detrital zircon geochronology of the Volyn-Orsha sedimentary basin in western Ukraine

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Nov 11, 20231 min read

Detrital zircon geochronology of the Volyn-Orsha sedimentary basin in western Ukraine

https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13050152 Abstract: We used LA-ICP-MS U-Pb data for detrital zircon to constrain the Maximum...

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Visit at the Instytut Nauk Geologicznych PAN

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Nov 10, 20231 min read

Visit at the Instytut Nauk Geologicznych PAN

In April 2023, I visited the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow, where I conducted a...

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U–Pb geochronology of detrital zircon from the Ediacaran and Cambrian sedimentary successions

frankovski

Nov 10, 20231 min read

U–Pb geochronology of detrital zircon from the Ediacaran and Cambrian sedimentary successions

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2023.107087 Abstract: Trends in detrital zircon age distribution patterns are used to constrain the...

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frankovski

Jun 9, 20231 min read

WHEEL Seminar Field Trip photos

One of the best field trips I have ever participated in.

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frankovski

May 3, 20231 min read

WHEEL seminar. Precambrian World 2023

In early March, the team led by Associate Professor Andrey Bekker (University of California, Riverside), with whom I am collaborating,...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (10th stop)

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Nov 27, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (10th stop)

The last stop of the field trip took place in the Cosăuți quarry (grey mark), where the Ediacaran Cosăuți sandstones transgressively lie...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (9th stop)

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Nov 25, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (9th stop)

One of the thickest outcrops in the Moldova-Podillya basin can be found to the southeast of the Naslavcea village. The sedimentary...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (8th stop)

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Nov 23, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (8th stop)

Most tourists visit the Dniester river in the Naslavcea location because they can admire the beautiful scenery. However, this is also the...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (7th stop)

frankovski

Nov 20, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (7th stop)

Located in the northernmost point of Moldova, the Naslavcea quarry is probably my most visited outcrop. It is in proximity to Ukraine,...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (6th stop)

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Nov 20, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (6th stop)

One of the hardest to find outcrops (for me at least) and, the only sediments from the Kanyliv Group that can be found on the territory...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (5th stop)

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Nov 20, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (5th stop)

Probably one of the best places during the days spent on the field was the Valcinet quarries. Here outcrop the lower and middle parts of...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (4th stop)

frankovski

Nov 20, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (4th stop)

The next stop was the abandoned quarry located in proximity to the Mereșeuca village. This is an excellent outcrop to see the almost...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (3rd stop)

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Nov 17, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya Basin (3rd stop)

Not too far away is the "La Izvor" canyon (grey mark on the map) which represents an excellent place to analyze the outcrops of the...

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya basin (2nd stop)

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Nov 17, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya basin (2nd stop)

Our second stop during the joint field trip was at the eastern entrance of the Otaci village, Ocnița district (yellow mark)....

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The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya basin (1st stop)

frankovski

Nov 17, 20221 min read

The Ediacaran from the Moldova-Podillya basin (1st stop)

The first stop during the field trip with my colleagues Andrey Bekker (University of Riverside, California) and Heda Agic (University of...

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Cumulative distribution function (CDF) plots of zircon ages with Python

frankovski

Nov 7, 20222 min read

Cumulative distribution function (CDF) plots of zircon ages with Python

In statistics, a cumulative distribution function (CDF) plot shows the empirical cumulative distribution function of the data. The...

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Kernel density estimation (KDE) plots of zircon ages with Python

frankovski

Aug 13, 20222 min read

Kernel density estimation (KDE) plots of zircon ages with Python

In statistics, kernel density estimation (KDE) is a non-parametric way to estimate the probability density function (PDF) of a random...

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