The history of studying and teaching at the Mining Institute one of the basic disciplines - the doctrine of mineral deposits; the contribution of Russian scientists to the development of geological science is noted; the history of creation and development of the Department of Geology of Mineral Deposits is shown.
30 typogenic ore minerals of the Karnabskoe deposit are described, including such rather rare ones as tellurocanfieldite, matildite, murgite, sternbergite, and menegneite. Arseno-pyrite-casserite and polysulfide stages of mineral formation have been identified. The Karnabskoe deposit is classified as a polyformational site.