Part 1. Geology
Periodicity of Major Glaciations Events and Their Correlation with Endogenic Activity of the Earth N. M. Chumakov p. 507The Late Ordovician Age of Camptonites from the Agardag Complex of Southeastern Tuva as an Indicator of the Plume-Related Magmatism during Collision Processes A. E. Izokh, G. V. Polyakov, V. G. Mal’kovets, R. A. Shelepaev, A. V. Travin, Yu. K. Litasov, and A. A. Gibsher p. 511
Collision Structures in the Early Precambrian Crust of the Eastern Baltic Shield: A Geological Interpretation of Seismic Data along Profile 4B. M. V. Mints, R. G. Berzin, N. G. Zamozhnyaya, V. M. Stupak, A. K. Suleimanov, A. N. Konilov, and I. I. Babarina p. 515
Evolution of the Mediterranean Foldbelt in the Early Middle Miocene I. G. Shcherba, I. A. Goncharova, and S. O. Khondkarian p. 521
Late Riphean Breakup between Siberia and Laurentia: Evidence from Intraplate Magmatism V. V. Yarmolyuk and V. I. Kovalenko p. 525
Lateral Velocity Inhomogeneity of the East European Platform Basement N. K. Bulin and L. N. Solodilov p. 529
Fractal Discreteness of the Lithosphere: An Application to Geodynamics E. G. Mirlin p. 533
Geologic Timing of the Origin of the Eastern Paratethys M. F. Nosovskii p. 537
Self-Organization of the Cu-Bearing Ore-Magmatic System: A Synergetic Model V. S. Salikhov p. 539
Part 2. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Oceanology, Geography
Phase Diagram of Pyrolite in the System CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2–H2O
at a Pressure up to 25 GPa K. D. Litasov, E. Ohtani, and H. Taniguchi p. 543Platinum and Palladium in Ores of Porphyry Cu–Mo Deposits in Siberia and Mongolia V. I. Sotnikov, A. N. Berzina, M. Economou-Eliopoulos, and D. G. Eliopoulos p. 546
A Xenolith of High-Temperature Diamondiferous Peridotites from the Udachnaya Kimberlite Pipe Z. V. Spetsius p. 550
A New Map Representing Stressed State of the Upper Part of the Earth’s Lithosphere S. I. Sherman and O. V. Lunina p. 553
The Orbital Climatic Diagram as a Basis for Comparing Pleistocene Paleoclimatic Records V. A. Bol’shakov p. 556
Influence of the Earth’s Endogenic Heat on the Formation of Local Nemoral Vegetation Areas in the Boreal Zone V. I. Gornyi and T. E. Teplyakova p. 560
Rapid Structural Variability of Western Boundary Currents in the Subarctic Pacific:
Ten Years of Observation of Oyashio Eddies K. A. Rogachev and V. B. Lobanov p. 562Native Aluminium in Metasomatized Sediments of the East Pacific Rise, 13° N M. P. Davydov and P. A. Aleksandrov p. 567
Variation in the Fluid Phase Composition
in the Process of Natural Diamond Crystallization A. A. Tomilenko, A. L. Ragozin, V. S. Shatskii, and A. P. Shebanin p. 571The Spectra of Climate Variations N. V. Vakulenko and A. S. Monin p. 575
The Problem of Seiche Formation Modeling (Application of the D-SELF Method) A. G. Ivanov-Rostovtsev, L. G. Kolotilo, Yu. F. Tarasyuk, and P. P. Sherstyankin p. 578
Possible Negative Scenarios of Biosphere Dynamics as a Result of Anthropogenic Activity E. P. Borisenkov and Yu. A. Pichugin p. 581
Seasonal Variations of Seismicity and the Earth’s Rotational Velocity O. M. Barsukov and S. V. Shamanin p. 584
Buried Paleoseismodislocations in the Southern Siberian Platform A. V. Chipizubov, A. V. Arzhannikova, G. A. Vorob’eva, and N. E. Berdnikov p. 586
Radiocarbon Dating of the Late Pleistocene Secondary Ice Wedges in the Bizon Section in the Lower Reaches of the Kolyma River Yu. K. Vasil’chuk, A. K. Vasil’chuk, J. van der Plicht, V. Kucschera, and D. Rank p. 589
The Interpretation of Seasonal Variability in Harmonic Constants of Main Tidal Constituents in Arctic Seas G. N. Voinov p. 594
Stratigraphy of the Akademii Nauk Rise Sediments and Late Pleistocene Hydrology of the Sea of Okhotsk S. A. Gorbarenko and J. Southon p. 597
Acid–Alkaline Properties of Fluid in Hydrothermal Systems with Vapor Reservoirs: An Evolution Model N. S. Zhatnuev p. 601
Cosmoplanetary Climatic Cycles and Their Role in the Evolution of the Earth’s Biosphere V. T. Balobaev and V. V. Shepelev p. 607
Seasonal Variations in Iceberg Abundance in Eastern Antarctica (50°–70° N, 0°–120° E) Yu. A. Romanov and A. I. Korotkov p. 611