Andrѐy V. Sinitsyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrѐy V. Sinitsyn

Date of Birth: 18-May-1939

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 27-Dec-2014

Profession: geologist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Andr?y V.
Sinitsyn (18 May 1939 – 27 December 2014) was a Soviet/Russian geologist, geochemist and philosopher.
Through the re-examination of exotic rocks that had been discovered but neglected by other geologists, Sinitsyn identified these rocks as kimberlites and that the Archangel region of the Soviet Union was diamondiferous.
Based on this research he led teams that discovered the Lomonosov and Grib diamond mines, the latter considered to be one of the largest diamond mines in the world.