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Name: Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources 
(Institut geologii i poleznykh iskopayemykh) 
Address: Kishinev, proyezd Lenina, 1 
Director: P. K. Ivanchuk, Doctor (1958) 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: Academy of Sciences, Moldavian S.S.R. (1961) 
Selected Staff Members: -- 
Description: 
The Institute was founded in 1958. Its research tasks are broadly 
the investigation of the geological structure of the Moldavian S.S.R. and 
the distribution of the Republic's natural resources. The Institute con- 
sists of Laboratories of Lithology, Petrography, and Study of the Physical 
Properties of Natural Resources, Geology of Mineral Oil and Natural Gas, 
Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, Development of Natural Building 
Materials, Mechanization of the Production of Natural Building Materials, 
Synthetic Building Materials, Technology of Synthetic Building Materials, 
and Seismic Stability of Buildings. 
When the Institute was planned, it was intended that two additional 
laboratories would be opened in the period 1959 to 1965. They are the 
Laboratories for Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology and for Geochemistry 
and Natural Resources. 
395 
Name: Institute of Geology and Processing of Mineral Fuels 
(Institut geologii i razrabotki goryuchikh iskopayemykh) 
Address: Moscow, Leninskiy prospekt, 29 
Director: M. F. Mirchink, Corresponding Academician (U.S.S.R.) (1961) 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: State Committee of the Council of Ministers, 
U.S.S.R., on the Fuel Industry (1962) 
Selected Staff Menibers: 
F. A. Alekseyev, Professor 
K. R. Chepikov, Corresponding Academician (U.S.S.R.) 
A. T. Donabedov 
S. F. Fedorov, Corresponding Academician (U.S.S.R.) 
Ye. V. Lebedev 
