Education
MSc in Geochemistry, Sofia University, Faculty of Geology and Geography, Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, 1997.
PhD in Mineralogy and Crystallography, Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2002. PhD Thesis: Manganoan skarns from the Central Rhodopian Pb-Zn deposits.
Vassileva, R. D. 2002. Manganoan skarns from the Central Rhodopian Pb-Zn deposits. PhD Thesis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
Positions held
1997 – 1998 - geologist, Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1998 - 2001 - Ph. D. student, Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2002 - 2011 - Assistant, Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2011 - till now - Associate Professor, Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Membership in scientific organizations
Bulgarian Mineralogical Society – treasurer
Bulgarian Geological Society
Main fields of scientific research
Silicate and ore mineralogy, ore deposits, manganoan minerals, skarns, mineral-forming processes, crystal morphology and growth
Participation in programmes and projects
GEODE ABCD: Geodynamics and ore deposit evolution of the Alpine–Balkan–Carpathian–Dinaride province, European Science Foundation, 2000-2003; SCOPES Program of the Swiss Science Foundation – 2000-2003
Galena, the main component of the Bulgarian polymetallic ore deposits: Crystal growth, crystal chemistry, metallogenic and environmental aspects, NZ-1307, (2003-2007), National Science Fund, Leader: Res. Prof. D.Sc. Ivan K. Bonev
Safe Management for Mining Waste and Waste Facilities No: 044126 (SAFEMANMIN), ERA-ENV, 6th Framework, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thomas Kerestedjian
Technical assignment with Assarel-Medet AD for appraisal of copper and gold deposits in Republic of Georgia, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thomas Kerestedjian
Trace element and isotope studies of rocks, soil, minerals, coal, waters and archeological artifacts by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), RNF01/0006 (2008-2010), National Science Fund, Leader: Res. Prof. D.Sc. Peter Marchev
Environmental significance of trace-elements in the main ore minerals from the Central Rhodopian Pb-Zn deposits, World Federation of Scientists Scholar Program, 2009-2010, Leader: Dr. Rossitsa Vassileva
Metal transport and ore deposition: The geology, geochemistry and geodynamic setting of mineral resources in Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria, SCOPES IZ73Z0-128089 Swiss National Fund, 2009-2011, Leader: Prof. Albrecht von Quadt
Chemistry and P-T of fluids trapped in co-genetic opaque ore and transparent gangue minerals: What are the real ore-precipitating fluids?. European Science Foundation, 2010-2012, Leader: Dr. Kalin Kouzmanov
Scientific awards
1st competition for young scientists “The Earth – known and unknown” – 3rd price, 1998
“Marin Drinov” for young scientist, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2004
International scientific journals
Bonev, I. K., R. D. Vassileva, N. Zotov, K. Kouzmanov. 2005. Manganilvaite, CaFe2+Fe3+(Mn,Fe2+)(Si2O7)O(OH), a new mineral in the ilvaite group, from Pb-Zn skarn deposits in the Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria. Can. Mineral., 43, 3, 1027-1042.
Vassileva, R. D., I.K. Bonev, P. Marchev, R. Atanassova. 2005. Pb-Zn deposits in the Madan ore field, South Bulgaria. Ore Geol. Reviews, 27, Special issue: geodynamics and Ore Deposit Evolution in Europe (Eds: D. Blundell, N. Arndt, P. R. Cobbold, C. Heinrich), 90-91.
Zotov, N., W. Kockelmann, S. Jacobsen, I. Mitov, D. Paneva, R. D. Vassileva, I.K Bonev. 2005. Structure and cation ordering in manganilvaite: a combined X-ray diffraction, Neutron diffraction and Mossbauer study. Can. Mineral., 43, 3, 1043-1053.
Bulgarian scientific journals
Kouzmanov, K., I. K. Bonev, R. D. Vassileva. 2009. Moraine-hosted Cu-Bi-mineralization from the Modi-Khola valley, southwestern flank of Annapurna-III, central Himalaya. Geochem., Mineral. and Petrol., 47, 11-30.
Vassileva, R. D., R. Atanassova, I. K. Bonev. 2009. A review on the morphological variety of the ore bodies in the Madan Pb-Zn deposits, Central Rhodopes, Bulgaria, Geochem., Mineral. and Petrol., 47, 31-49.
Арнаудов, В., Р. Атанасова, Р. Василева. 2009. In Memoriam Ст.н.с. І ст. дгн Иван Колев Бонев (25.10.1936-22.09.2008).Geochem., Mineral. and Petrol., 47, 1-3.
Vassileva R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2008. Mineralogy of diopside-phlogopite marbles from the Modi-Khola valley, the Central Nepal Himalaya, Geochem., Mineral. and Petrol., 46, 69-84.
Bonev, I. K., N. Vladikyn, R. D. Vassileva, L. Daieva. 2003. Rare-earth and some trace elements in the metasomatic skarn- and post-skarn processes in the Madan Pb-Zn deposits, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol., 40, 73-85.
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2002. Hydrothermal manganoan chamosite from the vein and replacement Pb-Zn ore deposits, Madan district, Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol., 39, 81-93.
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2001. Manganoan amphiboles from the skarn-ore Pb-Zn deposits in the Madan district, Central Rhodope Mts., Bulgaria. Geochem., Mineral., Petrol., 38, 45-53.
Proceedings of international congresses and conferences
Vassileva R. D., Atanassova R., Bonev I.K. Morphogenetic types of ore bodies, ore textures and crystallization mechanisms in the hydrothermal Madan deposits, Central Rhodopes. CBGA 2010, Thessaloniki, submitted
Vassileva R.D., R. Atanassova, K. Kouzmanov, T. Kerestedjian. 2009. Madan Pb-Zn deposits, Central Rhodopes, Bulgaria: Mineralization stages and fluid inclusion microthermometry. Absracts volume of the XX ECROFI meeting, 21-30 Sept., Granada, 271-272.
Bonev, I.K., R.D. Vassileva. 2004. Manganoan skarns, hydrothermal karst, and ore deposition in the carbonate-hosted skarn Pb-Zn ore deposits in the Central Rhodopes, Bulgaria. Interim IAGOD conference on Metallogeny of the Pacific Northeast: Tectonics, Magmatism and Metallogeny of Active continental margins, Vladivostok, Russia.
Vassileva, R. D. 2004. Compositional variation in the manganoan clinopyroxenes from the Central Rhodopian skarn-Pb-Zn deposits, Bulgaria. Proc. 5th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1469-1472.
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2003. Retrograde alterations of manganoan skarns in the Madan Pb-Zn deposits, South Bulgaria. In: Eliopoulos et al. (eds) Mineral Exploration and Sustainable Development, Millpress, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 403-406.
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev, N. Zotov. 2001. High-Mn ilvaites from the skarn Pb-Zn deposits in the Central Rhodopes. In: Piestrzynski et al. (eds.) Mineral Deposits at the Beginning of the 21th Century, Krakow, Balkema, 925-928.
Proceedings of Bulgarian congresses and conferences
Vassileva, R. D., R. Atanassova. 2009. Zincian tetrahedrite from the deposit of Yuzhna Petrovitsa, Madan ore field. Proceedingsof the National Conference “Geosciences 2009” 3-4 Dec. 2009, Sofia, 31-32.
Vassileva R. D. 2008. Compositional variation in the rhodonites from the metasomatic Pb-Zn deposits in Central Rhodopes. Proceedings National Conference “Geosciences 2008”, Sofia, 11-12 dec. Abstracts. ISSN 1313-2377
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2004. Skarn diopside and its mineral association southwards of the Annapurna range, the Central Nepal Himalaya. Bulgarian Mineralogical Society “Minerogenesis – 2004”, Abstracts volume, 85-86.
Bonev, I. K., R. D. Vassileva, R. Atanassova. 2003. Skarn-ore bodies in the Central Rhodopian Pb-Zn deposits: morphology and zoning. Bulgarian Geological Society Annual Scientific Conference “Geology 2003”, Abstracts volume, 14-15.
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2003. Bustamite, an important mineral in the skarn-ore bodies of Govedarnika deposit, Central Rhodopes. Bulgarian Geological Society Annual Scientific Conference “Geology 2003”, Abstracts volume, 75-76.
Abstracts
Vassileva, R. D. 2010. Johannsenite-rhodonite replacement in the base metal deposits, Central Rhodopes. IMA 2010, Budapest, submitted.
Vassileva, R. D. 2009. Pre-ore stage in the Madan Pb-Zn deposits, South Bulgaria. Abstracts volume of the MinPet 2009- 4th Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, 7-11 Sept. 2009, Budapest. Mitt. Osterr. Miner. Ges. 155, 168.
Vassileva, R.D., R. Atanassova, P. Marchev, T. Kerestedjian. 2009. Madan Pb-Zn sulphide deposits as part of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province. Abstracts volume of the MinPet 2009- 4th Mineral Sciences in the Carpathians Conference, 7-11 Sept. 2009, Budapest. Mitt. Osterr. Miner. Ges. 155, 169.
Vassileva R. D. 2008. Stages of mineralization in the Pb-Zn(Ag) deposits in the Madan ore field. Abstracts volume of the 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, 6-14 august.
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2004. Diopside skarns from the Modi Khola valley, Central Nepal Himalayas. Proc. 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy.
Bonev, I. K., R. D. Vassileva, R. Atanassova. 2003. Marble-hosted skarn Pb-Zn ore deposits in the Central Rhodopes, Bulgaria. Geodynamics and Ore Deposits Evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province. ABCD-GEODE 2003 Workshop, Seggauberg, Austria, 22.
Bonev, I. K., R. D. Vassileva, N. V. Vladykin, L. Daieva. 2003. Behaviour of REE in metasomatic skarn- and post-skarn processes, Madan Pb-Zn district, Bulgaria. Geodynamics and Ore Deposits Evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province. ABCD-GEODE 2003 Final Workshop, Seggauberg, Austria, 23.
Bonev, I. K., R. D. Vassileva, N. Zotov, I. Mitov. 2003. Manganilvaite, a new mineral of genetic interest. Geodynamics and Ore Deposits Evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province. ABCD-GEODE 2003 Workshop, Seggauberg, Austria, 24.
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2003. Mineralogy of manganoan skarns from the Madan Pb-Zn deposits, Bulgaria. Geodynamics and Ore Deposits Evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province. ABCD-GEODE 2003 Workshop, Seggauberg, Austria, 56.
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2003. Rare hydrothermal manganoan amphiboles replacing skarn pyroxenes. Geodynamics and Ore Deposits Evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province. ABCD-GEODE 2003 Workshop, Seggauberg, Austria, 57.
Zotov, N., W. Kockelmann, S. Jacobsen, R. D. Vassileva, I. K. Bonev, A. Kirfel. 2002. Cation odering in ilvaite with very high Mn content. 10 Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschäft für Kristallographie (DGK), Kiel, Deutschland
Vassileva, R. D., I. K. Bonev. 2001. Mineral relations and paragenetic sequences in the skarn and postskarn mineralizations in the Pb-Zn ore deposits, Central Rhodopes. - ABCD-GEODE 2001 Workshop, Vata Bai, Romania, 101.
Vassileva, R. D., I. Bonev. 2000. Manganoan ilvaites from the lead-zinc skarn-ore deposits of the Central Rhodopes. Geodynamics and Ore Deposits Evolution of the Alpine-Balkan-Carpathian-Dinaride province. ABCD-GEODE 2000 Workshop, Borovetz, Bulgaria, 98.
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