Ukrainian Geologist Journal. № 2 (2), APRIL-JUNE, 2003

INFORMATION
Second Convention of Ukraine's geologists and conference «History, present day and perspectives to develop geological industry in Ukraine» 5
International conference «Origination, institutionalization, present-day and future development of the upstream industry in Ukraine in the context of European integration» (To 150-th anniversary of gas-lamp invention) 6

GEOLOGICAL INDUSTRY: DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS
NJSC «Naftogaz of Ukraine»: a five-year experience 8
Gursky D. Ukraine's State Geological Survey of today 12
Korzhnev M. Ecological and economic problems to develop the base for crude mineral resources in Ukraine 19
Kulinich G., Shchegolikhin A., Klochkov V. JV Poltava Petroleum Co. introduces modern software packages to model geological structure of Gnativka oil field 24

SCIENCE: NEW SIGHTS
Slenzak O. Geo-energetic provision of biosphere 30
Muraveynyk Yu. Big bangs in the Earth's core as a basis of theoretical geology 35
Panov B. On gold-bearingness of the Precambrian in the Australian craton and Ukrainian Shield 47

TREASURES OF THE ENTRAILS
Matsui V. Amber of Ukraine's Polissia 54
Bobrov O., Malyuk B., Sivoronov A., Lysenko O. Apollonivka paleo-volcano 60

GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE
Radzivill A. An importance of geology to reveal the essence of noospheric processes 67

INTERESTING GEOLOGY
Matchoulina S. A phenomenon of Ai-Petri Mount (To a «virtual» geology of Crimea) 72

WIND OF TRAVELS
Guliy V. The land of the rising sun 75

OUR CONTEMPORARIES
Lebed N. Trans-Carpathian Saga of Vira Zaytseva 81
Goutyanska O. The sense of his life 84

TALENTS
Furduy R. Adreadfull beast 88

THE NAMES
Bushak S. V.I. Vernadsky in Poltava region (Pieces of a manuscript «Academicain V.I. Vernadsky and Ukraine») 92

EDITORIAL NOTE
Instructions to authors 106