Georgy Chernov
George A. Chernov (April 21, 1906 – April 6, 2009) was a Soviet geologist. He discovered the Vorkuta coal deposits and the petroleum district of the Bolshezemelskaya tundra, including the Usinskoe and Kharyaginskoye oil fields. Chernov discovered the piezoquartz deposits of the Vangyrskoe field during World War II, known in the Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War. He obtained a doctorate in geological and mineralogical sciences from Moscow University and was the recipient of the Honored Geologist award of the RSFSR.
George A. Chernov | |
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Георгий Александрович Чернов | |
Born | Moscow, Russian Empire | April 21, 1906
Died | April 6, 2009 102) | (aged
Occupation | Geologist |
Title | Doctor |
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