Lithological school of Voronezh State University

Abstract

The article refers to the formation of a lithological school of scientists within the geological faculty of Voronezh State University. The professors who are at the origins of the foundation of the geological faculty of VSU and the lithological direction of research are listed. The formation of various directions of lithological research of precambria and phanerozoic both in individual scientific schools and in areas related to various types of mineral raw materials has been traced. Data on doctors and candidates of sciences of the lithological school of VSU are given. The result of the practical work of VSU lithologists is shown on the example of work on the compilation of sets of State geological maps on a scale of 1: 200,000.