George A. Chernov (April 21, 1906 – April 6, 2009) was a Russian 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.
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21 April 1906 Moscow, RU
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6 April 2009 (aged 102) Moscow, RU
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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