Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences/Earth Science Section, 2004, V 397, N 5, June-July.

Part 1. Geology
A Mechanism of the Formation of Deep Sedimentary Basins 
on Continents: The Barents Basin 
E. V. Artyushkov 
p. 595  

The Kochkar Ore Region (Southern Urals): A Typical
Representative of Suture Zones with Complex Mineralization 
V. N. Ogorodnikov, V. N. Sazonov, and Yu. A. Polenov 
p. 600  

The Bedoba Reference Section of the Kazantsevo
Horizon in Central Siberia 
Kh. A. Arslanov, S. A. Laukhin, F. E. Maksimov, 
V. Yu. Kuznetsov, F. Yu. Velichkevich, 
A. F. San’ko, G. N. Shilova, and S. B. Chernov 
p. 604  

Identification of Carbonate Reservoir Type
from Investigations of a Well 
S. N. Zakirov and I. M. Indrupskii
p. 608  

The Genetic Diversity and Convergence
of Epithermal Gold–Silver Mineralization 
A. A. Sidorov and A. V. Volkov 
p. 611  

The Oldest Granitoids in the Transangara
Region of the Yenisei Range: U–Th–Pb Data on Zircon 
A. E. Vernikovskaya, V. A. Vernikovsky, 
M. T. D. Wingate, N. V. Popov, and A. M. Yasenev 
p. 616  

Localization of Mesozoic Ore Fields and New
Possibilities of Their Prediction: 
Evidence from Central Aldan 
S. M. Kravchenko and M. I. Didenko 
p. 621  

Specific Features of the Deposition of
Quaternary Sediments 
on the Northern Barents Sea Shelf 
G. A. Tarasov and D. A. Kostin 
p. 625  

Stages of Tectonic Reactivation of the
West Siberian Platform (Based on K–Ar Dating) 
Yu. N. Fedorov, V. G. Krinochkin,
K. S. Ivanov, A. A. Krasnobaev, and 
B. A. Kaleganov 
p. 628  

New Data on the Structure and Composition
of Gabbroids and Plagiogranites
from the Late Cretaceous Ophiolitic
Complex of the Kamchatsky Mys Peninsula 
(Eastern Kamchatka) 
N. V. Tsukanov, M. V. Luchitskaya, 
S. G. Skolotnev, W. Kramer, and W. Seifert 
p. 632  

Part 2. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Oceanology, Geography 

Peculiarities of Noble Metal Concentration
in Slope Placers of the Chineisky Pluton 
L. M. Zhitova, N. D. Tolstykh, and V. G. Tsimbalist 
p. 636  

Composition and Sources of Middle Paleozoic
Basalts of the Vilyui Paleorift 
A. I. Kiselev, V. V. Yarmolyuk, K. N. Egorov, 
M. N. Maslovskaya, R. A. Chernyshov, 
and V. I. Kovalenko 
p. 641  

The Isotopic Composition of Waters in 
Hydrothermal Deposits of the Eastern 
Ciscaucasus and Their Genetic Features 
Sh. A. Magomedov and A. S. Batyrmurzaev 
p. 647  

Coefficients of Rhodium Partition between 
Melt and Monosulfide Solid Solution 
during Oriented Crystallization of Melt in
the Fe–FeS–NiS–Ni System 
E. F. Sinyakova, V. I. Kosyakov, and B. G. Nenashev
p. 649  

Mesozoic Zircon from Gabbronorites of the 
Axial Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 6° N, Markov Deep 
E. V. Sharkov, N. S. Bortnikov, O. A. Bogatikov, 
B. V. Belyatskii, T. F. Zinger, and S. G. Skolotnev
p. 654  

The Crystal Structure of Kapustinite 
Na5.5Mn0.25Zr[Si6O16(OH)2]: 
A New Mineral of the Lovozerite Group 
N. A. Yamnova, Yu. K. Egorov-Tismenko,
I. V. Pekov, and L. V. Shchegol’kova 
p. 658  

Evidence for the Leading Role of 
Temperature Variations Relative to Greenhouse
Gas Concentration Variations in the 
Vostok Ice Core Record 
N. V. Vakulenko, V. M. Kotlyakov, A. S. Monin, 
and D. M. Sonechkin 
p. 663  

Fractionation of Chemical Elements in the
Atmosphere of Western Siberia: 
Evidence from an Ombrotrophic Peat Bog 
V. M. Gavshin, V. A. Bobrov, F. V. Sukhorukov, 
V. V. Budashkina, and M. S. Melgunov 
p. 668  

Evolution of Endogenic Regimes and Stages 
of Gold Ore Formation in the Kostomuksha 
Greenstone Belt, Karelia 
L. V. Kuleshevich 
p. 672  

Two-Dimensional Attached Internal Waves 
and Concomitant Boundary Layers 
Yu. D. Chashechkin and R. N. Bardakov 
p. 677  

Modeling the Impact of Climate Changes on 
Agriculture in Russia 
A. P. Kirilenko, J. Alcamo, G. N. Golubev, 
N. M. Dronin, and M. Endejan 
p. 682  

The Structural and Geomorphological 
Setting of Hydrothermal Deposits 
on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 
A. V. Il’in 
p. 686  

A New Hydrothermal Ore Field in the
Axial Zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 
V. E. Beltenev, A. V. Nescheretov, 
V. N. Ivanov, V. V, Shilov, I. I. Rozhdestvenskaya, 
A. A. Shagin, T. V. Stepanova, I. A. Andreeva, 
Yu. P. Semenov, M. B. Sergeev, G. A. Cherkashev, 
B. N. Batuev, M. L. Samovarov, A. G. Krotov, 
and V. F. Markov 
p. 690  

Structure and Zoning of the Geochemical 
Field of the Amur Au-Bearing Province 
D. L. V’yunov and V. A. Stepanov 
p. 694  

Megacrystalline Cataclastic Lherzolite
from the Udachnaya Pipe: 
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Genesis 
K. N. Egorov, L. V. Solov’eva, and S. G. Simakin 
p. 698  

A Mechanism of Diamond Formation in the 
Presence of Metals-Catalysts 
V. A Petrovsky, S. A. Troshev, and A. E. Sukharev 
p. 703  

Assessment of Possible Dimensions and
Lifetime of the Supercritical Fluid Region 
in Subaerial Mixed Thermal Systems of
Andesitic Volcanoes 
V. N. Sharapov, E. P. Bessonova, and
V. K. Cherepanova 
p. 707  

The Acoustic Resonance of an Oil Pool 
A. S. Belyakov, V. S. Lavrov, and A. V. Nikolaev 
p. 710  

Spatial Distribution of Noise near Marine 
Hydrocarbon Seeps 
A. O. Maksimov 
p. 712  

Long-Term Components in Variations of 
Diversification of Marine Biota and 
Sealevel in the Phanerozoic 
V. P. Aparin, S. V. Petrochenko, 
A. V. Kuz’min, and V. B. Kashkin 
p. 717  

Detection of Slump Structures in the 
Intraplate Deformation Area (Central Basin, Indian Ocean) 
O. V. Levchenko and V. E. Verzhbitskii 
p. 722  

Geochemical Indicators of the Relation 
between Impactites and Late Cenozoic 
Volcanic Rocks of the El’gygytgyn 
Depression, Chukotka 
V. F. Belyi 
p. 726  

Occurrence Modes of Gold and Platinum
in Ferromanganese Crusts 
of the Magellan Seamounts (Pacific Ocean) 
E. V. Konopleva, G. N. Baturin, R. V. Goleva,
V. T. Dubinchuk,  M. E. Mel’nikov, E. G. Ozhogina, 
and V. M. Yubko 
p. 732