Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences/Earth Science Section, 2005, V 401, N 3, March-April.

 
Part 1. Geology 

Sedimentation Basins in the Deep Northern Arctic 
Ocean and Its Petroleum Potential 
D. V. Lazurkin and A. V. Pavlov 
p. 347   

Biostratigraphic Substantiation of the 
Bajocian–Bathonian Boundary 
in the Lower Volga Region 
V. F. Saltykov, G. N. Startseva, and 
E. A. Troitskaya 
p. 350   

Juxtaposed Complexes in the Front Range 
of the Greater Caucasus 
M. L. Somin and V. A. Lavrishchev 
p. 353   

Trends in the Evolution of Spores in 
Ancient Terrestrial Plants 
O. P. Tel’nova 
p. 356   

Polychronous Nature of Metamorphic Zoning: 
Evidence from U–Pb and Pb–Pb Dating 
of Metamorphic Rocks (Southern Karelia, Baltic Shield) 
Sh. K. Baltybaev, O. A. Levchenkov, V. A. Glebovitsky,
L. K. Levskii, A. F. Makeev, and S. Z. Yakovleva 
p. 361   

The Upper Crustal Seismic Waveguide Zone in the
Baikal–Sukhoi Log Region: 
Deep Structure and Minerageny 
N. K. Bulin 
p. 364   

Vortex Spreading Systems in the Oceanic 
Lithosphere and Upper Mantle 
E. G. Mirlin, M. V. Kononov, and 
N. M. Sushchevskaya 
p. 370   

The Llandovery–Wenlock Boundary in the 
Northern Part of the Baltica Paleocontinent 
T. M. Beznosova and P. Mannik 
p. 374   

Tectonomagmatic Evolution of Gabbroids in
the Sierra Leone Area Based on Microstructural 
Analysis (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 5–7°10 N) 
A. E. Eskin 
p. 378   

The Ediacaran White Sea Biota in the Central Urals 
D. V. Grazhdankin, A. V. Maslov, T. M. R. Mustill, 
and M. T. Krupenin 
p. 382   

Geological Structure, Composition, and Age of 
the Ondomozero Massif, 
Northeastern Baltic Shield 
V. K. Kuz’min, M. V. Naumov, N. G. Berezhnaya, 
and E. N. Lepekhina 
p. 386   

Alkaline Volcanism of the Rio Grande Plateau, 
South Atlantic 
A. A. Peive 
p. 391   

Metalliferous Carbonaceous Metasomatites 
as a New Type of Rhenium Accumulation 
(Evidence from the Russian Far East) 
I. N. Tomson, O. P. Polyakova, and 
V. Yu. Alekseev 
p. 395   

Part 2. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Oceanology, Geography

Physicochemical Modeling of Mineral Assemblages
in Metamorphic Rocks 
O. V. Avchenko and K. V. Chudnenko 
p. 398   

Study of Chemical Bonding of Copper Atoms 
in Minerals of the Stannite Group, 
Kuramite–Stannite Series 
I. M. Kulikova, T. L. Evstigneeva, and 
N. S. Bortnikov 
p. 403   

The Role of Hydrothermal Alteration of 
Host Rocks in the Chlorine Budget 
of Porphyry Cu–Mo Ore-Magmatic Systems 
V. I. Sotnikov, A. N. Berzina, and 
A. P. Berzina 
p. 406   

Time of the Earth’s Growth 
G. V. Pechernikova 
p. 409   

New Methods for the Classification of 
Seismoactive Lithospheric Faults 
Based on the Index of Seismicity 
S. I. Sherman, A. P. Sorokin, and 
V. A. Savitskii 
p. 413   

Role of Primary Admixtures in the 
Formation and Fluctuation of the Earth’s Climate 
K. Ya. Kondrat’ev and Yu. L. Matveev 
p. 417   

Influence of Water on Sulfur Solubility 
in Mafic Melts at High Pressures 
N. S. Gorbachev, A. V. Kostyuk, and 
A. N. Nekrasov 
p. 421   

The Nature of Gold in Carbonaceous Suites 
A. A. Marakushev and V. L. Rusinov 
p. 424   

Nature of the Mantle Source and Specific 
Features of Crustal Contamination 
of Neoproterozoic Flood Basalts of the Volhynia Province 
(Nd–Sr Isotopic and ICP-MS Geochemical Data) 
A. A. Nosova, N. V. Veretennikov, and L. K. Levskii 
p. 429   


Iteration Technology of Seismotomographic Diagnostics 
Based on the Kinematics of Refracted Waves 
S. M. Zerkal and E. A. Hogoev 
p. 434   

Mathematical Modeling of Wave Fields in 
Media with Curvilinear Boundaries 
A. G. Fat’yanov 
p. 437   

Contribution of Aerosol to Polarization of 
Visual Light of the Daytime Sky 
on the Basis of Observations in 
Different Seasons of the Year 
A. Kh. Shukurov and K. A. Shukurov 
p. 440   

Satellite Recording of the Indian 
Ocean Tsunami on December 26, 2004 
E. A. Kulikov, P. P. Medvedev, and 
S. S. Lappo 
p. 444   

Recent Geodynamics of the Pechora 
Sea Morphostructural Province 
M. V. Mityaev, V. B. Khasankaev, 
V. A. Golubev, and G. G. Matishov 
p. 449   

Hydrochemical Characteristics of the 
Surface Runoff in Lake Baikal (1997–2003) 
P. V. Koval, Yu. N. Udodov, L. D. Andrulaitis, 
A. E. Gapon, O. E. Sklyarova, and
S. E. Chernigova 
p. 452   

Systematics of Rare Earth Elements and 
Model Nd Age of Vendian Mudstones 
on the Western Slope of the Central Urals 
A. V. Maslov, Yu. L. Ronkin, M. T. Krupenin, 
G. A. Petrov, A. Yu. Kornilova, O. P. Lepikhina, 
and O. Yu. Popova 
p. 456   

New Data on Formation Conditions and 
Composition of Ore-Forming Fluids 
in the Shkol’noe Gold Deposit, 
Northeastern Russia 
V. Yu. Prokof’ev, A. V. Volkov, 
N. A. Goryachev, and A. A. Sidorov 
p. 460   

Investigation of NaF Solubility in Chloride 
Solutions at 400–500°C and 200–1000 bar 
A. F. Redkin, F. M. Stoyanovskaya, 
and N. P. Kotova 
p. 465   

Precipitation of Heavy Metals in the Barents Sea Region 
N. I. Golubeva, G. G. Matishov, and L. V. Burtseva 
p. 469   

Factors Responsible for the Chemical 
Composition of Water in Small Lakes 
T. I. Moiseenko and N. A. Gashkina 
p. 473   

Mineral Assemblage in Gold-Bearing 
Skarns of the Ryabinovoe Deposit,
Khabarovsk District 
V. I. Palazhchenko, V. A. Stepanov, 
and A. A. Danilov 
p. 478   

Microelemental Subdivision of the 
Territory of Bashkortostan 
L. M. Farkhutdinova 
p. 484   

Influence of Sea Ice Cover on Carbon 
Dioxide Concentration in the Arctic Atmosphere 
in the Winter Period 
G. V. Alekseev and A. P. Nagurnyi 
p. 486