DATE: Friday 25th February 1994 - 5.15pm
VENUE: Rugby Club
SPEAKERS: Dr Lev Natapov
TOPIC: "A NEW METALLOGENIC MAP OF THE FORMER USSR - PROGRESS REPORT"
Dr Natapov is the Chief Geologist of "Aerogeologia" which is a large
Russian mineral research and production enterprise, based in Moscow.
The institute employs 450 geologists. He is responsible for the compilation
of geological, metallogenic, tectonic and
palaeogeographic maps of
Russia and the republics.
Dr Natapov was involved in geological mapping and mineral exploration
in Russia for over 30 years. He was joint author of a tectonic map and publication
"The Geology of the USSR - A Plate Tectonic Synthesis" published by the American
Geophysical Union in 1990. He is currently leading a group which is
preparing a new metallogenic map of the former USSR.
Dr Natapov has presented courses of lectures at both Oxford and Cambridge
Universities.
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