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Oscar Edelstein – un geolog și un om minunat
Oscar Edelstein – an outstanding geologist and a distinguished man

Author(s): Mircea-Dragomir Andrei, Gabriela Andrei
Subject(s): Scientific Life
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: Oscar Edelstein; prospecting geologist; Baia Mare Prospecting Team; economic geology; stratigraphy paleontology; cartography;

Summary/Abstract: Born on 9 August 1938 in Bucharest, Oscar Edelstein is a lead ing Romanian geologist. He has made major contributions to the field of economic geology (for which he received the “Gheorghe Murgoci” Award of the Romanian Academy in 1977), as well as to stratigraphy paleontol ogy, cartography, mineralogy petrography. He is a distinguished member of several professional associations: the Geological Society of Romania (President of the Baia Mare Branch 1990–2003); the Romanian Society of Economic Geology, the National Association of Professionals in Geology and Mining, the Association of Amateur Mineralogists, Paleontologists and Gemologists from Romania. He has authored over 70 specialized articles and has coordinated the publication of the monumental volume entitled “Dictionary of geologists who worked in the Baia Mare area and adjacent areas” (Dicționarul geologilor care au lucrat în zona Baia Mare și în ariile adiacente) (2008, 2014).

  • Issue Year: XIV/2021
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 407-422
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Romanian