Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences/Earth Science Section, 2003, V 391, N 5, June-July.


Part 1. Geology 

Catastrophic Rock–Ice Collapse and Rapid Shove of the Kukurtli Glacier (Elbrus Volcano, Northern Caucasus) in First and Second Centuries O. A. Bogatikov, I. V. Melekestsev, D. K. Miller, A. G. Gurbanov, P. W. Lipman, J. B. Lovenstern, L. D. Sulerzhitskii, and A. V. Shevchenko p. 627 Platiniferous Formations of the Russian Far East V. G. Moiseenko and V.A. Stepanov p. 631 Late Permian Volcanism in the Kama Region V. G. Chaikin and A. M. Meskhi p. 634 Chronology of Valley Eruptions in the South Baikal Volcanic Region: Evidence from K–Ar Dating V. V. Yarmolyuk, M. M. Arakelyants, V. A. Lebedev, V. G. Ivanov, A. M. Kozlovskii, V. I. Lebedev, A. V. Nikiforov, A. M. Sugorakova, D. N. Baikin, and V. I. Kovalenko p. 636 Discovery of Seismogenic Deformations in the Postglacial Deposits at the Southern Coast of the Gulf of Finland A. A. Nikonov and A. M. Miidel p. 641 Geological Structure of the Palana–Anadyrka River Interfluve (Western Kamchatka) D. V. Kovalenko and E. E. Chernov p. 647 Paleotectonic Reconstructions of the Mediterranean Mobile Belt: A Quantitative Approach O. G. Lin’kova and V. N. Sholpo p. 650 Evolution of Tholeiitic Magmatism in the North Pacific Region E. N. Melankholina, N. M. Sushchevskaya, and B. V. Belyatskii p. 653 Diatom Assemblages from Upper Cenozoic Sediments of the Chara Depression (Transbaikal Region) G. P. Chernyaeva and A. I. Moiseeva p. 659 The Amerasian Generation of Ocean Formation in the Arctic Basin and Its Impact on Evolution of the Barents Sea Continental Margin E. V. Shipilov, G. G. Matishov, and V. B. Khasankaev p. 663 Multilevel Epithermal Mineralization A. V. Volkov, A. A. Sidorov, I. N. Tomson, and V. Yu. Alekseev p. 667 Regularities of the Accumulation and Alteration of Allothigenic Clay Minerals and the Origination of Authigenic Varieties in Sedimentary Formations D. D. Kotel’nikov and N. N. Zinchuk p. 671 Geodynamics of the Atlantic and Indian Sectors of the South Ocean G. L. Leitchenkov, N. M. Sushchevskaya, and B. V. Belyatsky p. 675 Geology of Ore-Hosting Rift Deeps near the Sierra Fracture Zone, Equatorial Atlantic S. G. Skolotnev, A. A. Peive, N. S. Bortnikov, G. N. Savel’eva, V. A. Simonov, E. V. Sharkov, N. V. Tsukanov, N. N. Turko, T. A. Demidova, D. I. Krinov, A. V. Matyushenko, A. G. Mochalov, and O. I. Okina p. 679 Specific Features of Orogeny and Rifting in the Tagil Volcanoplutonic Belt V. P. Shatrov p. 685
Part 2. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Oceanology, Geography
Proterozoic Mantle–Crust Interaction in the Archean Basement of the Pechenga Paleorift V. R. Vetrin and A. A. Delenitsin p. 689 Rare Earth Elements in Kimberlites of Yakutia: Evidence from ICP-MS Data Yu. Yu. Golubeva, I. P. Ilupin, and D. Z. Zhuravlev p. 693 Nature of VP Variations in the Mantle Related to the Action of Plumes F. A. Letnikov p. 697 Composition of Ore-Bearing Fluids in the Dal’negorsk Borosilicate Deposit, Russia V. Yu. Prokof’ev, M. G. Dobrovol’skaya, F. G. Reif, Yu. M. Ishkov, and T. B. Zhukova p. 699 First Discovery of Diamondiferous Xenolith in Kimberlite from the Botuoba Pipe, Nakyn Field, Yakutia Z. V. Spetsius, S. I. Mityukhin, and A. S. Ivanov p. 703 Theory of the Processing of Electromagnetic Sounding Data on Wells V. I. Pen’kovskii and M. I. Epov p. 707 Paroxysmal Eruption of the Karabetov Mud Volcano, Taman Mud-Volcanic Province (May 6, 2001) O. A. Bogatikov, G. I. Voitov, L. E. Sobisevich, A. L. Sobisevich, I. I. Naumenko-Bondarenko, I. N. Puzich, and G. S. Korobeinik p. 710 Mantle Plumes and Isotopic Heterogeneity of the Mantle: Evidence from the Atlantic and Adjacent Continents Yu. V. Mironov, V. M. Ryakhovsky, A. A. Pustovoy, and I. V. Lapidus p. 714 Radioactive and Rare Earth Elements in Metapelites as Indicators of Composition and Evolution of the Precambrian Continental Crust in the Southwestern Margin of the Siberian Craton A. D. Nozhkin, O. M. Turkina, and V. A. Bobrov p. 718 Nanospheroids of Gold V. I. Palazhchenko, V. G. Moiseenko, O. V. Loseva, and E. A. Mudrovskii p. 723 Experimental Investigation of the Motion of Liquid in a Rotating Vessel Yu. N. Avsyuk, V. N. Rodionov, and S. V. Kondrat’ev p. 726 Regimes of Geomagnetic Field Generation in the Cretaceous A. Yu. Kurazhkovskii, N. A. Kurazhkovskaya, B. I. Klain, and A. Yu. Guzhikov p. 729 The Rb–Sr Isotopic Age of the Neplyuevka Pluton and Adjacent Intrusions, the Southern Urals V. S. Popov, Al. V. Tevelev, B. V. Belyatskii, V. I. Bogatov, and T. A. Osipova p. 732 Near-Ore High-Pressure Mineral Assemblages in the Kusa Gabbro Massif, Southern Urals S. V. Pribavkin, N. S. Borodina, G. B. Fershtater, V. V. Kholodnov, and T. D. Bocharnikova p. 738 Trace Elements in Native Gold as Criteria for the Identification of the Formation Type and Erosion Level of Gold Ore Deposits V. P. Samusikov p. 742 First Finds of Mineral Forms of Platinum Group Elements in Ferruginous Quartzites of KMA (Central Russia) N. M. Chernyshov, V. M. Izoitko, S. V. Petrov, and S. P. Molotkov p. 747 Sr–Nd Isotopic and Geochemical Compositions of Kimberlites from the Eastern Azov Region, Their Age, and Nature of the Lithospheric Source E. V. Yutkina, V. A. Kononova, N. A. Kozar, and A. P. Knyaz’kov p. 751 Long-Term Trends in Temperature and Specific Humidity of Free Atmosphere in the Northern Polar Region V. V. Maistrova, R. Kolony, A. P. Nagurny, and A. P Makshtas p. 755 The Nature of Deep-Seated Granite-Forming Fluid Systems F. A. Letnikov p. 760 Radioecological Studies in the Sea of Azov (Results of Expedition in 2001) D. G. Matishov, G. G. Matishov, M. V. Bufetova, N. E. Kasatkina, and D. V. Moiseev p. 763 Informational Entropy and Fractal Dimension as Criteria of Self-Organization of Fissure Systems in Fracture Zones (Based on Physical Modeling Results) S. A. Bornyakov, A. S. Gladkov, A. N. Adamovich, V. A. Matrosov, and V. A. Klepikov p. 766 Precise Formulas for Thermodynamic Parameters of Lake Waters Based on the Chen–Millero Equation of State P. P. Sherstyankin and L. N. Kuimova p. 769