Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union.

In this book, information about the type localities and the history of the discoveries of all new minerals found on the territory of the former Soviet Union (582 mineral species, from 1766 to 1997) is availablefor the first time. The book also contains information on the type specimens of the minerals that are kept in Russian museums; data on the persons for whom the minerals were named; portraits of discoverers of new minerals; 146 colour photographs and 68 SEM-photographs of minerals; 24 geographical schemes and 38 colour pictures showing the type localities; a complete index of place names; and 761 references. The book is intended for mineralogists, museum curators, specialists in the history of geology, and mineral collectors.