Georgi Ivanov Terziev
Georgi Ivanov Terziev | |
|---|---|
Георги Иванов Терзиев | |
| Born | March 6, 1935 |
| Died | September 29, 1972 (aged 37) |
| Nationality |  Bulgarian |
| Education | M.Sc., Geology – Moscow State University (1957) Ph.D. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1967) |
| Known for | Contributions in the field of mineralogy kostovite hemusite |
| Spouse |
Tamara Hissina
(m. 1957; died 1972) |
| Children | one son |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Mineralogy |
| Institutions | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Sofia_University_of_Mining_and_Geology United Nations |
Georgi Ivanov Terziev (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Терзиев) (6 March 1935 – 29 September 1972) was a Bulgarian geologist and mineralogist. Georgi Terziev was an exceptional figure in the field of mineralogy and made major contributions to the study of the mining regions and deposits near Panagyurishte and Madan.
Terziev is credited for the discoveries of the minerals kostovite and hemusite.[1][2]
He died, together with his wife and colleague Tamara Hissina, in a car accident at the age of 37.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Terziev, G. (1966). "Kostovite, A Gold-Copper Telluride from Bulgaria" (PDF). The American Mineralogist. 51: 29–36.
- ^ Terziev, G. (1971). "Hemusite – A Complex Copper-Tin-Molybdenum Sulfide from the Chelopech Ore Deposit, Bulgaria" (PDF). The American Mineralogist. 56 (11–12): 1847.
- ^ Dietl, Olga; Tchoumatchenco, Platon (2020). "Bulgarian geologists who died under special circumstances" (PDF). Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society (in Bulgarian and English). 81 (1): 94–95. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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