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Deputy Directors: V. I. Titov (1958) 
Ye. I. Zheleznov (1958) 
Administrative Affiliation: Ministry of Geology and Preservation of 
Mineral Resources, U.S.S.R. (1960) 
Selected Staff Members: 
V. M. Alekseyeva 
A. A. Dunina 
M. A. Eygeles, Professor 
A. I. Ginzburg 
M. I. Gosteva 
R. G. Lebova, Senior Analyst 
A. K. Rusanov, Doctor 
L. M. Shamovskiy 
F. V. Zaykovskiy 
Description: 
Established in the early 1900's, the Institute has had several 
name changes. Its interest in ores and minerals has been concentrated 
mainly on compositional analysis of minerals, rocks, and marine deposits. 
The Laboratory of Physical-Chemical Methods of Analysis has been instrumental 
in developing methods utilizing organic reagents. Spectral, polarographic, 
and photometric methods for determining selenium, tellurium, zirconiun, 
thallium, beryllium, gallium, hafnium, germanium, indium, and lithium have 
been drawn up and tested. The staff has also been doing research on the 
use of radioisotopes in determining boron, beryllium, and lithium, including 
the development of methods and apparatus. Also, geological surveys have 
been conducted on boron, tin, and titanium deposits. 
The staff is studying the luminescence and semiconductor properties 
of alkali halide phosphors and applying their findings to the development 
of scintillators for radiation dosimeters. Currently, they also are 
engaged in developing improved ore-concentration methods. 
The Institute grants the Candidate's and Doctor's Degrees. Its 
publications are numerous and include a series of volumes of chemical 
analysis of ores and a Trudy. 
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Name: All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Natural Gas 
(Vsesoyuznyy nauchno-issledovatel'skiy institut prirodnogo 
gaza--VNIIGaz) 
Address: Moscow, l-y Dmitrovskiy proyezd, 10 
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