Chavdar Karov

(MSc, mineralogist)

phone: (+359 87) 7089044; (+359 2) 9885116 (ext. 621); e-mail:

Born: 11 February 1963, Shumen.
Education: University of Mining and Geology (1988).
Speciality: mineralogy.

Research interests

Special sciences interests closely connected with investigate of mineralogical and geochemical characterisation of pegmatite and aplit-pegmatite vain especially in non-granit-Ca-alcal plutons as well skarn and hydrotermal minerals. History of mineral collections.

Current projects

Enrich and investigation of funds and constructing and reconstructing of exposition from subject on nature in National Museum of Natural History

Composition, distribution and characteristic of pegmatite minerals, skarn and hydrotermal deposits in Bulgaria

Mineralogy of pegmatite from Vitosha pluton - dissertation work in project of development

Most recent publications

Encheva, S., Karov, Ch., Bilyarska, T., Marinova, K., Metodiev, L., 2024. On the preservation of mineral type specimens of new mineral species discovered in Bulgaria. — Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society, 85 (3): 305—308. [PDF]

Kаров, Ч., 2024. Обзор и нови изследвания на минерали от пегматитите на витошкия плутон. — Геология и минерални ресурси, 9—10: 13—19. [PDF]

Petrussenko, S., Karov, Ch., 2021. Urdina’s River glacial valley — a protected area for minerals in the Rila mountain, Bulgaria. — In: 9th International Conference Mineralogy and Museums, Sofia. Extended Abstracts: 109—110.

Petrussenko, S., Karov, Ch., 2021. The mineral diversity of the Urdini Lakes and the glacial valley of the Urdina River (Rila Mountain) — an overview. — Geologica Balcanica, 50 (3): 15—22. [PDF]

Karov, Ch., Dimitrov, I., 2021. A new collection donated to the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Sofia. — In: 9th International Conference Mineralogy and Museums, Sofia. Extended Abstracts: 61—62.

Kostov-Kytin, V., Karov, Ch., Dimitrov, I., Nikolova, R., 2020. New investigations on the columbite from Vishteritsa locality, Western Rhodopes. — Comptes rendus de l’Acade ́mie bulgare des Sciences, 73 (5): 657—665. [PDF]

Karov, Ch., 2020. Mineralogical collection of the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia. pp. 9—19. — In: Kostov, R. I. (ed.) Mineralogy and Museums. Publishing House St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, 72 pp. [PDF]

Каров, Ч., Петрусенко, С., 2012. Авторски минераложки образци от фондовете на Националния природонаучен музей при Българската академия на науките, използвани в научни публикации. — Сп. БГД, 73: 143—151. [PDF]

Petrussenko, S., Karov, Ch., Dimitrov, I., 2009. The mineralogical exhibition of the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia (Bulgaria) —120 years of its establishment. — ProGEO NEWSLETTER, 3: 5—7.

Petrussenko, S., Karov, Ch., Dimitrov, I., 2008. The mineralogical exposition of the National Museum of Natural History — Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. — Mineralogical Museums. Saint-Petersburg, pp. 91—92.

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