Zalman Gorelik

Belarusian geologist (1908–1987)

Zalman Gorelik
Залман Абрамавич Горелик
Born	April 5, 1908 Bobruisk, Minsk Province, Russian Empire
Died	February 16, 1987 Minsk, Byelorussian SSR
Citizenship	USSR
Known for	Discoverer of potash and rock salt, oil deposits in the Pripyat Trough
Spouse	Maria Shegelman
Scientific career
Fields	Geology, tectonics

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Zalman Abramovich Gorelik (Belarusian: Залман Абрамавіч Гарэлік; Russian: Залман Абрамавич Горелик; 5 April 1908 in Bobruisk – 16 February 1987 in Minsk) was a geologist, tectonist, and organizer of the Geological Survey of Belarus. He was also the co-discoverer of the first deposits of potash, rock salt, and oil in the Pripyat Trough. Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1973).^[1]