P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Institute of Geology
The Institute of Geology was founded in 1941. The Institute consists of the
Department of Geology and Ecology and the following 7 laboratories.
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Paleontology and Stratigraphy
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Geotectonics and Neotectonics
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Lithology
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Magmatism
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Lithosphere
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Geochemistry of Endogenous Processes
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Geology of Mineral Resources Deposits and Mineralogy.
The major fields of investigation of the Institute of Geology include
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Paleontology and Stratigraphy;
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Tectonics of the earth's crust in Tajikistan;
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Lithology of sedimentary formations and associated mineral resources of
sedimentary origin;
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Petrology and magmatism of intrusive massifs;
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Geochemistry of magmatic and metamorphic formations; and
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Mineral resources: conditions of formation and regularities of distribution.
The major scientific results of the Institute include
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fundamental investigation is summarized in 7 volumes, entitled The Atlas of
Fossil Fauna and Flora of Tajikistan.
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stratigraphic charts of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cainozoic deposits of the
Pamirs, Hissaro-Alay and Tajik Depression were drawn up.

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Tectonic subdivision into regions was carried out and maps of neotectonics and
seismotectonics (1:500000 scale) were drawn up. Tectonic faults of Tajikistan
were systematized. Charts of tectonic subdivision of folding geosynclinal areas
of Tajikistan into regions were drawn up.
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complex petrological-geochemical models of the earth's crust and upper mantle
of the Pamirs and South Tien Shan were constructed. A new scheme of
metallogenic subdivision of the area of Tajikistan into regions was developed.
In Paleogenic sections of Southern and Northern Tajikistan, non-traditional
mineral raw materials (bentonite and palygorskite clays) were discovered;
economic uses have developed.
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new deposits of semi-precious stone raw materials were found in the Pamir and
the Karategin Range.
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in alkaline basalts of Tajikistan, unique xenoliths of anorthoclasities-
concentrates of strontium, barium, rubidium, lead, boron, and many others were
distinguished.