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Friedrich Welwitsch’s prolegomena of Angolan geology

datacite.subject.fosCiências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente
datacite.subject.fosHumanidades::História e Arqueologia
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, José Manuel Moraes Vale
dc.contributor.authorMesquita Soares, Sofia
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-10T09:07:29Z
dc.date.available2025-09-10T09:07:29Z
dc.date.issued2025-05
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: Recent work at the drill core library of LNEG at Alfragide has brought to light a small collection of rocks and fossils gathered by the Austrian physician and botanist Friedrich Welwitsch during his prolific expedition to Angola (Iter Angolense, 1853-1860) on behalf of the Portuguese crown. The samples were seen and mentioned by Paul Choffat, in 1889, but have remained completely forgotten ever since. Revisiting the samples, this article, which extends the evocation of 150 years of Welwitsch's passing, recalls the scientific partnership with the French naturalist Arthur Morelet, who studied mollusk faunas, and reviews the geological notes taken during the years of herborisations. Considering those notes and samples, it can be said that these pioneering elements in the study of the geology of Angola are, in essence, consistent with the recent knowledge and geological mapping of that territory.eng
dc.description.abstractRESUMO: Trabalhos recentes trouxeram à luz, na Litoteca do LNEG em Alfragide, uma pequena coleção de rochas e fósseis constituída pelo médico e botânico austríaco Friedrich Welwitsch durante a prolífica expedição que, ao serviço da coroa portuguesa, efetuou a Angola: Iter Angolense, 1853-1860. As amostras que a integram foram vistas e referidas em 1889, por Paul Choffat, permanecendo, desde então, totalmente esquecidas. Ancorado na revisitação destas amostras, o presente artigo, que prolonga a evocação dos 150 anos sobre o passamento de Welwitsch, recorda a parceria científica com o naturalista francês Arthur Morelet, estudioso das faunas de moluscos, e passa em revista as notas de carácter geológico, tomadas durante anos de herborizações. Considerando no seu todo anotações e amostras, pode afirmar-se que estes elementos pioneiros do estudo da geologia de Angola compatibilizam, na sua essência, com os conhecimentos recentes e cartografia geológica daquele território.por
dc.identifier.citationBrandão, J.M. & Soares, S.M. (2025). Friedrich Welwitsch’s prolegomena of Angolan geology. In: Comunicações Geológicas, 2025, vol. 112, Fascículo I, pp. 9-20. https://doi.org/10.34637/tavx-s157
dc.identifier.doi10.34637/tavx-s157
dc.identifier.eissn1647-581X
dc.identifier.issn0873-948X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/6043
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherLNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia
dc.relationCentre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.lneg.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CG24-08-1411-Brandao-e-Soares_final.pdf
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAngola
dc.subjectGeological collections
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subjectPhytogeography
dc.subjectWelwitsch
dc.subjectColeções geológicas
dc.subjectGeologia
dc.subjectFitogeografia
dc.titleFriedrich Welwitsch’s prolegomena of Angolan geologyeng
dc.title.alternativeFriedrich Welwitsch: prolegómenos da geologia de Angolapor
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oaire.citation.titleComunicações Geológicas
oaire.citation.volume112
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