Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences/Earth Science Section, 2014, V 454, N 1, January.

Part 1. Geology 

The Paleoproterozoic Vurechuaivench Layered Pt-Bearing Pluton, Kola Peninsula: 
New Results of the U–Pb (ID-TIMS, SHRIMP) Dating of Baddeleytte and Zircon 
T. V. Rundkvist, T. B. Bayanova, S. A. Sergeev, P. V. Pripachkin, 
and R. A. Grebnev p. 1   

Age Boundaries of Formation of the Tomtor Alkaline–Ultramafic Pluton: 
U–Pb and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronological Studies 
N. V. Vladykin, A. B. Kotov, A. S. Borisenko, V. V. Yarmolyuk, 
N. P. Pokhilenko,E. B. Sal’nikova, A. V. Travin, and S. Z. Yakovleva 
p. 7   

In Situ Measurements of Dissolution Rates of Vendian Aluminosilicates 
A. I. Malov 
p. 12   

Helium and Argon Isotopes in Glasses of the Elgygytgyn Crater, 
Central Chukotka, and Their Origin 
V. G. Sakhno and E. M. Prasolov 
p. 16   

Part 2. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Oceanology, Geography 

Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Jurassic 
Foraminifers in the Unzha River Basin 
O. S. Vetoshkina, S. V. Lyyurov, and D. A. Byshnev 
p. 21   

A Pb Isotope Investigation of the Lovozero Agpaitic 
Nepheline Syenite, Kola Peninsula, Russia 
R. E. Zartman and L. N. Kogarko 
p. 25   

An Analysis of the Role of Colloids in Uranium 
Transport in Groundwater 
within the U–Mo Deposits of the Streltsovskoe 
Ore Field (Eastern Transbaikalian Region) 
V. I. Malkovskii, V. A. Petrov, Yu. P. Dikov, E. V. Aleksandrova, 
Ya. V. Bychkova, A. V. Mokhov, and L. S. Shulik 
p. 29   

Synthesis of Heavy Hydrocarbons under P–T 
Conditions of the Earth’s Upper Mantle 
V. M. Sonin, T. A. Bul’bak, E. I. Zhimulev, A. A. Tomilenko, 
A. I. Chepurov, and N. P. Pokhilenko 
p. 32   

Convection Cells of Internal Gravity Waves 
in the Terrestrial Atmosphere 
O. G. Onishchenko, O. A. Pokhotelov, 
and V. Fedun 
p. 37   

The Effect of Global Atmospheric Oscillations 
on the Hydrophysical Regime of the North Atlantic 
M. V. Anisimov, V. I. Byshev, V. G. Neiman, 
A. N. Sidorova, and V. B. Zalesnyi 
p. 40   

Primary Production and Fluxes of Organic Carbon to the Seabed
in the Eurasian Arctic Seas, 2003–2012 
A. A. Vetrov and E. A. Romankevich 
p. 44   

Diamonds in Lavas of the Tolbachik Fissure Eruption in Kamchatka 
E. I. Gordeev, G. A. Karpov, L. P. Anikin, S. V. Krivovichev, 
S. K. Filatov, A. V. Antonov, and A. A. Ovsyannikov 
p. 47   

High-Nb Rutile from Upper Mantle Eclogite Xenoliths
of the Diamond-Bearing Kimberlite Pipe Catoca (Angola) 
N. M. Korolev, Yu. B. Marin, L. P. Nikitina, 
V. N. Zinchenko, and H. M. Chissupa 
p. 50   

A Pyrochlore-Based Matrix for Isolation of 
the REE-Actinide Fraction of Wastes
from Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing 
S. V. Yudintsev, S. V. Stefanovsky, and 
B. S. Nikonov 
p. 54   

Transformation of Tropical Cyclones into Extratropical:
The Tendencies of 1970–2012 
I. I. Mokhov, E. M. Dobryshman, and M. E. Makarova 
p. 59   

Velocity Heterogeneities in the Lithosphere of 
the Fennoscandian (Baltic) Shield 
N. V. Sharov and F. P. Mitrofanov 
p. 64   

Age of Metasomatism and Ore Formation in 
the Srednyaya Padma 
Vanadium–Precious Metals–Uranium Deposit 
(Karelia, Baltic Shield) 
A. P. Borozdin, Yu. S. Polekhovskii, 
S. A. Bushmin, V. A. Glebovitskii,
B. V. Belyatskii, and E. V. Savva 
p. 68   

The Yubileinoe Porphyry Cu–Au Deposit 
(South Urals, Russia): 
SHRIMP-II U–Pb Zircon Age and Geochemical 
Features of Ore-Bearing Granitoids 
A. I. Grabezhev 
p. 72   

Mantle Origin of Heavy Isotopes of 
Sulfur in Ores of the Noril’sk Deposits 
N. A. Krivolutskaya 
p. 76   

New Data on Rare Earth Elements 
and Yttrium Distribution
in Hydrothermal Fe–Mn Crusts from 
the Sea of Japan: Evidence from Phase Analysis 
P. E. Mikhailik, A. I. Khanchuk, 
E. V. Mikhailik, N. V. Zarubina, 
and M. G. Blokhin 
p. 79   

Thermal Perturbations in the Lithospheric 
Mantle as Evidenced from P–T Equilibrium 
Conditions of Xenoliths from the 
Udachnaya Kimberlite Pipe 
N. S. Tychkov, A. M. Agashev, E. V. Malygina, 
E. I. Nikolenko, and N. P. Pokhilenko 
p. 84   

Models of Titan with Water–Ice Shell, 
Rock–Ice Mantle, and Constraints 
on the Rock–Iron Component Composition 
A. N. Dunaeva, V. A. Kronrod, and 
O. L. Kuskov 
p. 89   

Conditions of Gas Hydrate Formation in the Sea of Okhotsk 
V. A. Akulichev, A. I. Obzhirov, R. B. Shakirov, E. V. Maltseva, 
A. I. Gresov, and Yu. A. Telegin 
p. 94