TY  - JOUR
AU  - Miladinović, Zoran
AU  - Simić, Vladimir
AU  - Nikolić, Nenad
AU  - Jović Orsini, Nataša
AU  - Rosić, Milena
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/13248
AB  - Agate veins and nodules occur in the Lece Volcanic Complex (Oligocene-Miocene) situated in the south of Serbia and occupying an area of 700 km2. This volcanic complex is composed predominantly of andesites, with sporadic occurrences of andesite-basalts, dacites and latites, and features agate formations that have been very little investigated. This study focuses on five selected agate occurrences within the Lece Volcanic Complex, employing optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction analysis, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). In three localities (Rasovača, Mehane, and Ždraljevići), agate mineralization is directly related to distinct fault zones with strong local brecciation. In the other two localities (Vlasovo and Sokolov Vis), the agate is found in nodular form and does not show any connection with fracture zones. The silica phases of the Lece volcanic agates consist of cristobalite and tridymite, length-fast chalcedony, quartzine (length-slow chalcedony), and macrocrystalline quartz. Vein agates show a frequent alternation between length-fast chalcedony and quartz bands. Nodular agates consist primarily of length-fast chalcedony, occasionally containing notable quantities of opal-CT, absent in vein agates. Microtextures present in vein agates include crustiform, colloform, comb, mosaic, flamboyant, and pseudo-bladed. Jigsaw puzzle quartz microtexture supports the recrystallization of previously deposited silica in the form of opal or chalcedony from hydrothermal fluids. Growth lines in euhedral quartz (Bambauer quartz) point to agate formations in varying physicochemical conditions. These features indicate epithermal conditions during the formation of hydrothermal vein agates. Due to intense hydrothermal activity, vein agate host rocks are intensively silicified. Vein agates are also enriched with typical ore metallic elements (especially Pb, Co, As, Sb, and W), indicating genetic relation with the formation of polymetallic ore deposits of the Lece Volcanic Complex. In contrast, nodular agates have a higher content of major elements of host rocks (Al2O3, MgO, CaO, Na2O, and K2O), most probably mobilized from volcanic host rocks. Organic matter, present in both vein and nodular agate with filamentous forms found only in nodular agate, suggests formation in near-surface conditions.
T2  - Minerals
T1  - Agates of the Lece Volcanic Complex (Serbia): Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics
VL  - 14
IS  - 5
SP  - 511
DO  - 10.3390/min14050511
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Miladinović, Zoran and Simić, Vladimir and Nikolić, Nenad and Jović Orsini, Nataša and Rosić, Milena",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Agate veins and nodules occur in the Lece Volcanic Complex (Oligocene-Miocene) situated in the south of Serbia and occupying an area of 700 km2. This volcanic complex is composed predominantly of andesites, with sporadic occurrences of andesite-basalts, dacites and latites, and features agate formations that have been very little investigated. This study focuses on five selected agate occurrences within the Lece Volcanic Complex, employing optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction analysis, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). In three localities (Rasovača, Mehane, and Ždraljevići), agate mineralization is directly related to distinct fault zones with strong local brecciation. In the other two localities (Vlasovo and Sokolov Vis), the agate is found in nodular form and does not show any connection with fracture zones. The silica phases of the Lece volcanic agates consist of cristobalite and tridymite, length-fast chalcedony, quartzine (length-slow chalcedony), and macrocrystalline quartz. Vein agates show a frequent alternation between length-fast chalcedony and quartz bands. Nodular agates consist primarily of length-fast chalcedony, occasionally containing notable quantities of opal-CT, absent in vein agates. Microtextures present in vein agates include crustiform, colloform, comb, mosaic, flamboyant, and pseudo-bladed. Jigsaw puzzle quartz microtexture supports the recrystallization of previously deposited silica in the form of opal or chalcedony from hydrothermal fluids. Growth lines in euhedral quartz (Bambauer quartz) point to agate formations in varying physicochemical conditions. These features indicate epithermal conditions during the formation of hydrothermal vein agates. Due to intense hydrothermal activity, vein agate host rocks are intensively silicified. Vein agates are also enriched with typical ore metallic elements (especially Pb, Co, As, Sb, and W), indicating genetic relation with the formation of polymetallic ore deposits of the Lece Volcanic Complex. In contrast, nodular agates have a higher content of major elements of host rocks (Al2O3, MgO, CaO, Na2O, and K2O), most probably mobilized from volcanic host rocks. Organic matter, present in both vein and nodular agate with filamentous forms found only in nodular agate, suggests formation in near-surface conditions.",
journal = "Minerals",
title = "Agates of the Lece Volcanic Complex (Serbia): Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics",
volume = "14",
number = "5",
pages = "511",
doi = "10.3390/min14050511"
}

Miladinović, Z., Simić, V., Nikolić, N., Jović Orsini, N.,& Rosić, M.. (2024). Agates of the Lece Volcanic Complex (Serbia): Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics. in Minerals, 14(5), 511.
https://doi.org/10.3390/min14050511

Miladinović Z, Simić V, Nikolić N, Jović Orsini N, Rosić M. Agates of the Lece Volcanic Complex (Serbia): Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics. in Minerals. 2024;14(5):511.
doi:10.3390/min14050511 .

Miladinović, Zoran, Simić, Vladimir, Nikolić, Nenad, Jović Orsini, Nataša, Rosić, Milena, "Agates of the Lece Volcanic Complex (Serbia): Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics" in Minerals, 14, no. 5 (2024):511,
https://doi.org/10.3390/min14050511 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pagnacco, Maja C.
AU  - Maksimović, Jelena P.
AU  - Nikolić, Nenad T.
AU  - Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica V.
AU  - Kragović, Milan M.
AU  - Stojmenović, Marija
AU  - Blagojević, Stevan N.
AU  - Senćanski, Jelena
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10400
AB  - Indigo carmine is a commonly used industrial blue dye. To determine its concentration in a commercially available food dye composed of a mixture of indigo carmine and D-glucose, this paper characterizes it through (ATR, KBr) FTIR micro-Raman as well as UV/Vis and clock: Briggs–Rauscher (BR) oscillatory reaction methods. The indigo carmine was detected in the bulk food dye only by applying micro-Raman spectroscopy, indicating a low percentage of the indigo carmine present. This research provides an improvement in the deviations from the experimental Raman spectrum as calculated by the B97D/cc-pVTZ level of theory one, resulting in a better geometrical optimization of the indigo carmine molecule compared to data within the literature. The analytical curves used to determine indigo carmine concentrations (and quantities) in an aqueous solution of food dye were applied by means of UV/Vis and BR methods. BR yielded significantly better analytical parameters: 100 times lower LOD and LOQ compared to commonly used UV/Vis. The remarkable sensitivity of the BR reaction towards indigo carmine suggests that not only does indigo carmine react in an oscillatory reaction but also its decomposition products, meaning that the multiple oxidation reactions have an important role in the BR’s indigo carmine mechanism. The novelty of this research is the investigation of indigo carmine using a clock BR reaction, opening new possibilities to determine indigo carmine in other complex samples (pharmaceutical, food, etc.).
T2  - Molecules
T1  - Indigo Carmine in a Food Dye: Spectroscopic Characterization and Determining Its Micro-Concentration through the Clock Reaction
VL  - 27
IS  - 15
SP  - 4853
DO  - 10.3390/molecules27154853
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Pagnacco, Maja C. and Maksimović, Jelena P. and Nikolić, Nenad T. and Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica V. and Kragović, Milan M. and Stojmenović, Marija and Blagojević, Stevan N. and Senćanski, Jelena",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Indigo carmine is a commonly used industrial blue dye. To determine its concentration in a commercially available food dye composed of a mixture of indigo carmine and D-glucose, this paper characterizes it through (ATR, KBr) FTIR micro-Raman as well as UV/Vis and clock: Briggs–Rauscher (BR) oscillatory reaction methods. The indigo carmine was detected in the bulk food dye only by applying micro-Raman spectroscopy, indicating a low percentage of the indigo carmine present. This research provides an improvement in the deviations from the experimental Raman spectrum as calculated by the B97D/cc-pVTZ level of theory one, resulting in a better geometrical optimization of the indigo carmine molecule compared to data within the literature. The analytical curves used to determine indigo carmine concentrations (and quantities) in an aqueous solution of food dye were applied by means of UV/Vis and BR methods. BR yielded significantly better analytical parameters: 100 times lower LOD and LOQ compared to commonly used UV/Vis. The remarkable sensitivity of the BR reaction towards indigo carmine suggests that not only does indigo carmine react in an oscillatory reaction but also its decomposition products, meaning that the multiple oxidation reactions have an important role in the BR’s indigo carmine mechanism. The novelty of this research is the investigation of indigo carmine using a clock BR reaction, opening new possibilities to determine indigo carmine in other complex samples (pharmaceutical, food, etc.).",
journal = "Molecules",
title = "Indigo Carmine in a Food Dye: Spectroscopic Characterization and Determining Its Micro-Concentration through the Clock Reaction",
volume = "27",
number = "15",
pages = "4853",
doi = "10.3390/molecules27154853"
}

Pagnacco, M. C., Maksimović, J. P., Nikolić, N. T., Bajuk Bogdanović, D. V., Kragović, M. M., Stojmenović, M., Blagojević, S. N.,& Senćanski, J.. (2022). Indigo Carmine in a Food Dye: Spectroscopic Characterization and Determining Its Micro-Concentration through the Clock Reaction. in Molecules, 27(15), 4853.
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27154853

Pagnacco MC, Maksimović JP, Nikolić NT, Bajuk Bogdanović DV, Kragović MM, Stojmenović M, Blagojević SN, Senćanski J. Indigo Carmine in a Food Dye: Spectroscopic Characterization and Determining Its Micro-Concentration through the Clock Reaction. in Molecules. 2022;27(15):4853.
doi:10.3390/molecules27154853 .

Pagnacco, Maja C., Maksimović, Jelena P., Nikolić, Nenad T., Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica V., Kragović, Milan M., Stojmenović, Marija, Blagojević, Stevan N., Senćanski, Jelena, "Indigo Carmine in a Food Dye: Spectroscopic Characterization and Determining Its Micro-Concentration through the Clock Reaction" in Molecules, 27, no. 15 (2022):4853,
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27154853 . .