Ekaterinburg-Beresov, Russia

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All locations: Ekaterinburg and Beresov Russia
Scientists: Vauquelin
Significance:crocoite discovered here, PbCrO4


All photographs, unless otherwise designated, were furnished by Alexander Bednekoff, Professor Emeritus of Pittsburgh State University, Pittsburgh KS.

land of Berezovsky

maps difficult to obtain

Russian gold ore

Washing gold ore of dirt

old map dates from 1900

Tsvetnoi quadrangle

Berezovsky orefield again

topographical map of the area

current view of surface mining

an early photograph of the Urals Museum

current Urals Geological Museum

Entrance sign to museum

Berezovsky crocoite

Dr. Jevgeni Burlikov

The Ipatiev House

map to find the locations

The Urals

to commemorate passage

the other side

Reka Barancha

The Barancha River

view of Bear Stone

the Tagil River

Nizhniy Tagil

Vysorkora Hill iron mine

Nizhniy Tagil

Chernoistochinsk

platinum placer

typical platinum ore

Panning for platinum

the precious metals

Urals west of Nizhniy Tagil

Cyrillic names

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