The Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements (IMGE) is a research organization for the study of the mineral resource base of rare metals in the Russian Federation and foreign countries.
| Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements ( FSBI IMGRE ) | |
|---|---|
| Based | 1956 |
| Director | I. G. Spiridonov |
| Graduate school | graduate school and doctoral studies |
| Location | Moscow |
| Legal address | 121357, Russia, Moscow, Veresaeva street, 15 |
| Site | imgre.ru |
Federal state budgetary institution, subordinate to:
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
- Federal Agency for Subsoil Use (Rosnedra)
Content
History
The Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements was created in 1956 on the basis of the Laboratory of Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Rare Elements of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The creation of the institute was associated with increased demand for rare earths for the needs of the national economy and defense.
At the established institute, scientists studied the deposits of rare elements, the patterns of formation of such elements and their distribution in minerals and ores of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and the development of spectroscopic, chemical-analytical, and x-ray methods for studying rare elements.
As a result of numerous works in this direction, the institute developed the scientific basis for the search for deposits of rare-earth elements, determined the main role in the rare metal metallogeny of the orogenic (collision) stage of geological development. A new scientific direction has been singled out - stereometallogeny, which deals with volumetric forecasting. The possibilities of associated extraction of rare-earth minerals from ores: rhenium, germanium, scandium, and vanadium are determined.
The staff of the Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements discovered 175 new minerals, 22 of them were named after IMGRE employees, 136 new deposits and 15 new geological and genetic types were identified.
The Institute is working on environmental chemistry - the accumulation of harmful components in food products through the soil is being studied.
Scientific areas
The main research areas of the Institute:
- geochemical prediction methods,
- searches for new deposits of non-ferrous, noble and rare metals,
- methods for in-depth forecasting of gold-rare-metal and oil and gas deposits.
Structure
The institute of mineralogy, geochemistry and crystal chemistry of rare elements includes the following departments:
- Methodological support of prospecting geochemical works
- Research and production center for prospecting
- Regional geochemistry
- Geoinformatics and Digital Cartography
- Engineering-geological processes and environmental engineering studies
- Environmental impact assessment of nature management and construction
- Ecological geochemistry
Rewards
- USSR State Prize for a three-volume monograph: "Geochemistry, mineralogy, and genetic types of deposits of rare elements"
Guide
The Institute was headed by Directors for the year of appointment:
- 1956 - Vlasov, Kuzma Alekseevich
- 1966 - Ovchinnikov, Lev Nikolaevich
- 1986 - Burenkov, Eduard Konstantinovich
- 2001 - Kremenetsky, Alexander Alexandrovich
- 2014 - Spiridonov, Igor Gennadievich .
Notes
Literature
- Moscow: Encyclopedia / chap. ed. S. O. Schmidt ; comp .: M.I. Andreev, V.M. Karev. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia , 1997 .-- 976 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-277-3 .
Links
- IMGRE - Encyclopedia of Moscow