In 1837 the German geologist,JohannesMenge,accompanied by four minersfrom the Harz Mountains area inGermany,was the first to systematicallyinvestigate the mineral deposits ofKangaroo Island. The South AustralianCompany had engaged Menge and hiscompanions to search for useful materialssuch as coal. A self-taught wheelright’sGermany. He eventually found platinumdeposits in Russia which were furtherinvestigated by hisfellowgeologist-explorers,Alexander von Humboldt and Gustav Rose,whom he met there. The deposits turnedout to be very valuable and at one stagethe Russian Empire even issued platinumcoins for general circulation. Menge alsodiscovered deposits of zircon but the mainmotivation for the Tsarist regime to supportMenge’s geological exploration was toson who had noformal qualifications,Menge managed to become one of theleading geologists of his day.
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机译：1837年，德国地质学家，约翰内斯报g，伴随着四个矿物质的哈尔斯山脉Egermany，是第一个系统依据占据kangaroo岛的矿物沉积物。 南澳大利亚人在煤炭中曾有训练和他的牧师，以寻找有用的材料作为煤炭。 一个自学练习的行军。 他最终发现了俄罗斯的铂族，由他的果子家专家探险家进一步进一步，亚历山大·冯·洪堡和古斯塔夫玫瑰，他在那里遇到。 存款陈述是非常有价值的，并且在一个斯塔斯俄罗斯帝国甚至发布了普通流通的铂金币。 Menge Alsodiscoved of Zircon的存款，但Tsarist制度的主要方法是支持演唱会的地质勘探是陶森，曾经有Noformal资格，Menge设法成为他一天的地质学家之一。
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