Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences/Earth Science Section, 2000, V 370, N 1, Jan-Feb.

Part 1. Geology


Identification of Rhythmic Layering of Mafic–Ultramafic Intrusions
Based on the Mathematical Apparatus of Markov Chains
V. N. Dech, V. A. Glebovitskii, and A. A. Priyatkin 
p. 1

Global Coolings in Central Asia during the Late Cenozoic as Recorded
in the Sedimentary Succession from the Lake Baikal
E. B. Karabanov, M. I. Kuz’min, D. F. Williams, G. K. Khursevich,
E. V. Bezrukova,A. A. Prokopenko, E. V. Kerber, A. N. Gvozdkov, 
V. F. Geletii, D. Weiel, and M. Schwab 
p. 5  

Granite–Gneiss Domes as an Example of Self-Organized Systems iin the
Lithosphere
F. A. Letnikov, S. O. Balyshev, and V. V. Lashkevich 
p. 11

Evolution of a Riftogenic Sedimentary Basin as an Indicator of Geodynamic
Setting (Based on the Enisei–Khatanga Trough)
P. Polyanskii, V. V. Reverdatto, and V. A. Anan’ev p
p. 15

Metallogenic Zoning of the Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
E. F. Roman’ko, A. Hushmandzadeh, and M. A. A. Nodol Sadat 
p. 20

Determinate Character of Variation in Intensity of Oil Formation in the
Earth’s History
A. E. Kontorovich and V. R. Livshits
p. 23  

Paleogeographic Types of Carbonate Formation in the North Caspian
Depression
V. G. Kuznetsov 
p. 26  

Synergetic Aspects of the Study of Natural Open Nonequilibrium Systems
F. A. Letnikov
p. 30  

The Middle and Late Riphean Rifting on the Western Slope of the Southern
Urals
V. A. Filippov
p. 34  

Gold Mineralization in Upper Jurassic Reefogenic Rocks of the Northern
Caucasus
N. I. Boiko
p. 37  

Characteristic Features of the Fracture Zone Formation in Fluid-Generating
Rocks
G. S. Vartanyan and I. F. Yusupova
p. 39  

Lamprophyres of Western Karelia
S. B. Lobach-Zhuchenko, V. P. Chekulaev, and I. N. Krylov
p. 43

New Data on the Rb–Sr Age of Phanerozoic Granitoids in the Upper Amur
Region
V. G. Moiseenko, V. E. Strikha, and Yu. P. Shergina 
p. 46

Geodynamics of the Early Paleozoic Thrust-and-Fold Structure of the
Sangilen, Southeastern Tuva
A. S. Gibsher, A. G. Vladimirov, and V. G. Vladimirov
p. 50

The First Find of Natural Bitumens in Kong Karls Land, the Spitsbergen
Archipelago
B. A. Klubov, A. A. Krasil’shchikov, and B. B. Mariengof p
p. 54

The Behavior of Granitoid Basement Involved
in the Formation of the Svekokarelian Foldbelt, Northern Ladoga Region
Yu. A. Morozov, M. L. Somin, and V. V. Travin 
p. 58  

Structural Simulation of Complex X-Ray Diffraction Patterns of
Illite/Smectite from Sedimentary Terrigenous Rocks of the
West Siberian Plate
E. P. Solotchina, M. Yu. Kameneva, A. N. Vasilevskii, V. I.
Moskvin, and P. A. Solotchin 
p. 63  

Part 2. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Oceanology, Geography



Causes of Oil and Gas Reservoir Salinization in the Lena–Tunguska
Petroliferous Province
A. S. Antsiferov 
p. 68  

The Complex Study of REE Distribution in Asphaltenes, Waters, and Rocks
as a Tool for Elucidation of Formation Conditions of Oil Deposits
S. F. Vinokurov, R. P. Gottikh, and B. I. Pisotskii 
p. 71

The Ni/Fe Ratio in Pentlandite as an Indicator of Sulfur Fugacity
during the Formation of PGE-Bearing Sulfide Mineralization of the
Ioko–Dovyren Massif
G. R. Kolonin, D. A. Orsoev, E. F. Sinyakova, and E. V. Kislov
p. 75  

Late Precambrian Oil Families of the Siberian Platform
A. E. Kontorovich, V. N. Melenevskii, I. D. Timoshina, and E. A.
Makhneva 
p. 80  

The Role of Elementary Sulfur in Sulfide Ore Formation
A. I. Malyshev and V. P. Moloshag 
p. 84  

Platinum Behavior in the Aqueous Sulfide–Chloride Medium at 
300–500°C and 1
 kbar
L. P. Plyusnina, G. G. Likhoidov, and I. Ya. Nekrasov
p. 86


Evolution of Destructive Waves in an Inhomogeneous Fracture
of the Earth’s
 Crust
V. G. Bykov 
p. 89  

Emanation and Electrical Effects above Intricate Tectonic Structures
(Based on the Near-Fracture Aleksandrov Uplift Zone, Belorussia)
G. I. Voitov, A. S. Gusev, N. S. Kozlova, V. P. Rudakov, and V.
N. Shuleikin 
p. 92  

Modeling of the Lithosphere Extension and Compression by
Intraplate Forces
V. O. Mikhailov 
p. 96  

The Weddell Water Opening as an Indicator of Global Climate
M. A. Chepurina and V. I. Bessonov
p. 100  

Paleoecological Reconstruction of the Anthropogenic Load
T. I. Moiseenko, V. A. Dauval’ter, B. P. Il’yashuk, L. Ya. Kagan,
and E. A. Il’yashuk 
p. 102  

Aluminum Silicides from High-Temperature Exhalations
of the Tolbachik Great Fissure Eruption, Kamchatka
S. F. Glavatskikh 
p. 106  

Whether There Is a Universal Sr–Nd–Pb Isotope Tracer of the Lower Mantle
Plumes
D. V. Rundqvist, V. M. Ryakhovskii, Yu. V. Mironov, and A. A.
Pustovoi 
p. 110  

The Absolute Age of Granitoids from the Shuoniyavri Pluton
in the Southern Framework of the Pechenga Structure, the Kola Peninsula
P. K. Skuf’in, T. B. Bayanova, F. P. Mitrofanov, E. A.
Apanasevich, and N.V. Levkovich 
p. 114  

The Malda Geochemical Phenomenon: A Zone of Interformational 
Contact in the Cis-Polar Urals
Ya. E. Yudovich, I. V. Kozyreva, M. P. Ketris, and I. V.
Shvetsova 
p. 118  

Frazil Ice Formation on the Upper Boundary of the Seasonal 
Pycnocline and Its Role in Ice Sedimentation in Arctic Seas: 
Evidence from the Laptev Sea
P. N. Golovin, I. A. Dmitrenko, H. Kassens, and J.A. Holemann
p. 124  

Acoustic and Electromagnetic Phenomena in the Atmosphere during
Vibroseismic Sounding
V. V. Kuznetsov, V. V. Plotkin, and S. Yu. Khomutov
p. 129

Formation and Specific Features of the Heat Island in a Large City
L. T. Matveev and Yu. L. Matveev 
p. 135  

The Climate of the Middle Volga Region in the Late Glaciation and Holocene
K. V. Kremenetskii, V. A. Klimanov, T. Boettgher, and F. Junge
p. 139  

Nepheloid Terrigenous Material from a Shallow-Water Marine Area
A. V. Alekseev and F. R. Likht 
p. 143  

Supercritical State in the Hydrous Mantle:
Evidence from Experimental Study of Fluid-Bearing Peridotite at P = 40 kbar
and T = 1400°C
N. S. Gorbachev 
p. 147  

Oil Source Rocks of the Khoreiver Depression,
the Timan–Pechora Oil- and Gas-Bearing Province
L. I. Zhil’tsova, I. N. Kapustin, and V. B. Polyakov p
p. 150
 
Isotope and Geochemical Indicators of the Intraplate Origin
of Mafic–Ultramafic Rocks on the Western Slope of the Urals
E. V. Karpukhina, V. A. Pervov, D. Z. Zhuravlev, and M. A.
Tikhova 
p. 153  

Sr–Nd Isotopy, Age, and Geochemistry of the Megacryst-Bearing Lamprophyres
of the Ladoga Region: Evidence of Their Lithospheric Source
V. A. Kononova, V. A. Pervov, and K. S. Parsadanyan 
p. 157

New Data on Minerals of the Laurite–Erlichmanite Series and on Their
Arsenic Varieties
V. V. Murzin and S. G. Sustavov 
p. 160  

New Data on the Upper Mantle Structure in the Northern Tien Shan
Yu. F. Kopnichev 
p. 163  

The Anthropogenic Impact of a Large City on the Formation 
of Fogs and Mists
Yu. L. Matveev and L. T. Matveev 
p. 167  

The History of Activity of Seismogenerating Structures
in Northern Eurasia during the Holocene
E. A. Rogozhin 
p. 170  

A New Estimation of Morphometric Characteristics of Lake Onega
M. A. Naumenko
p. 173  

The Find of Modern Articulate Brachiopods
in the Submarine Volcanic Activity Area Near the Antarctic 
Peninsula
O. N. Zezina and A. V. Pakhnevich 
p. 177  

Modeling of Barogradient Systems with Nonlinear Pressure Distribution
S. O. Balyshev, V. V. Lashkevich, V. Ya. Medvedev, and L. A.
Ivanova
p. 179  

Statistical Regularities of the Occurrence of Elements in Environmental
Objects
V. M. Stepanov and A. N. Kolesnikov 
p. 183  

The Number of Mineral-Forming Chemical Elements
in Minerals of the Earth, Meteorites, and the Moon
B. V. Chesnokov 
p. 186  

Geochemical and Isotope Data on the Interaction
between Highly Saturated Brines and Rocks in the Tunguska Basin
S. L. Shvartsev 
p. 188  

Oxidation of Native Gold in Placers
Yu. V. Shchegol’kov and R. A. Amosov p
p. 192  

The REE Distribution in Zircon from Minettes of the Kirovograd Block,
Ukraine
G. M. Yatsenko, B. S. Panov, E. A. Belousova, F. P. Lesnov,
W. L. Griffin, E. M. Slivko, and A. I. Rosikhina
p. 196  

The Seasonal and Prognostic Components of Electrical Resistance Variations
A. V. Deshcherevskii and A. Ya. Sidorin 
p. 201  

Determination of the Poisson’s Ratio in Stressed Media
G. G. Kuliev
p. 206  

Specific Features of the Crustal Structure in the Transform Fracture Zone
Near 12° S
on the Angola–Brazil Geotraverse
A. L. Piskarev, E. G. Zhemchuzhnikov, I. V. Belyaev, L. V.
Podgornykh, and I. V. Soroka
p. 210  

The World Lakes Geoinformation System (GIS WORDLAKE)
S. V. Ryanzhin and T. Yu. Ul’yanova p
p. 214