Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences/Earth Science Section, 2001, V 380, N 7, September-October.

 
Part 1. Geology 
Position of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Continent in the Late Ordovician: 
Evidence from the Paleomagnetic Data 
M. L. Bazhenov, V. S. Burtman, N. M. Levashova, and A. V. Mikolaichuk 
p. 753
 
Early Triassic A-Granites in the Taimyr Region as a Result of a North Asian 
Superplume 
V. A. Vernikovskii, V. L. Pease, A. E. Vernikovskaya, A. P. Romanov, 
D. J. Gee, and A. V. Travin 
p. 758 

The Ural-Arctic Devonian-Carboniferous Basin 
S. V. Ruzhentsev, A. N. Didenko, and N. V. Lubnina 
p. 764 

Two Stages in the Development of Plagiogranitoids 
in the Western Mugodzhary Volcanic Zone (Southern Urals) 
G. I. Samarkin, E. Ya. Samarkina, and B. A. Kaleganov 
p. 768 

Magnesian Andesites in Rift Structures of the Amur Craton 
V. G. Sakhno and V. G. Moiseenko 
p. 773 

The Lower Boundary of the Upper Devonian Zilair Group 
on the Eastern Slope of the Southern Urals 
G. A. Mizens, V. V. Chernykh, and A. G. Mizens 
p. 778 

A Geothermal 3D Model of the Kara Sea Shelf and Forecast for Its Petroleum 
Potential 
L. V. Podgornykh, M. D. Khutorskoi, I. S. Gramberg, and Yu. G. Leonov 
p. 782
 
Fragments of the Late Devonian Active Margin 
in the Structure of the Sakmara Zone of the Southern Urals 
A. V. Ryzantsev, S. V. Dubinina, and D. V. Borisenok 
p. 787 

An Unusual Pyrope-Grossular Garnet and Its Paragenesis 
from Diamondiferous Carbonate-Silicate Rocks of the Kokchetav Massif, Kazakhstan 
N. V. Sobolev, H-P. Schertl, M. Burchard, and V. S. Shatsky 
p. 791 

Pyroxenite Paragenesis of Abundant Mineral and Probable Fluid Inclusions
in Microdiamonds from the Mir Kimberlite Pipe, Yakutia 
A. M. Logvinova, D. A. Zedgenizov, and N. V. Sobolev 
p. 795 

Model of the Development of a Sedimentary Basin of the Pull-Apart Type 
O. P. Polyansky and N. L. Dobretsov 
p. 800 

Crystalline Inclusions in Diamonds from Kimberlites 
of the Snap Lake Area (Slave Craton, Canada): 
New Evidences for the Anomalous Lithospheric Structure 
N. P. Pokhilenko, N. V. Sobolev, J. A. McDonald, A. E. Hall, E. S. Yefimova,
D. A. Zedgenizov, A. M. Logvinova, and L. F. Reimers 
p. 806 

The Nature of the Crust/Mantle Boundary in Ophiolite Sequences 
A. Ya. Sharaskin and A. L. Knipper 
p. 812 

New Data on Nappe Structure of the Baikal Range 
V. K. Aleksandrov, V. I. Sizykh, A. A. Bukharov, and V. D. Mats 
p. 815
 
Experimental Modeling of the Effect of Convection of Mass Crystallization 
in the Volume of a Flat Magma Chamber 
L. Sh. Bazarov, V. I. Gordeeva, V. S. Shevchenko, and E. I. Petrushin 
p. 821
 
Permian and Triassic Rocks in the Southeastern Central Pamirs 
(Southern Watershed Area of the Muzkol Range) 
V. I. Dronov 
p. 824 

Part 2. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Oceanology, Geography 

A Method for Determining Nonlinear Elastic Constants of Rocks 
K. S. Aleksandrov, G. T. Prodaivoda, and B. P. Maslov 
p. 827 

Genetic Typification of the Gumeshevsk Skarn Copper Deposit, Middle Urals 
A. I. Grabezhev, V. I. Sotnikov, A. A. Borovikov, and O. B. Azovskova 
p. 830
 
Isotopic Signatures of Kimberlites in the Kurkhan Diamondiferous Diatreme, 
Primor'e Region 
V. G. Sakhno, A. P. Matyunin, and V. G. Moiseenko 
p. 833 

The Source of Tectonic Earthquake: A Block Hierarchical Structure 
O. K. Kedrov 
p. 837 

The Generation of Modes with a Period of 120-130 h by Earthquake in the 
Geomagnetic Field 
A. P. Naumov and O. A. Titov 
p. 839 

The Cyclonic Hazard Zone and Its Zoning: Implications 
for the System of Cyclonic Risk Estimation 
M. I. Yaroshevich and V. N. Yakhryushin 
p. 843 

Stages of Magmatic Activity in the Elbrus Volcanic Center (Greater Caucasus): 
Evidence from Isotope-Geochronological Data 
I. V. Chernyshev, V. A. Lebedev, S. N. Bubnov, M. M. Arakelyants, and Yu. V. 
Gol'tsman 
p. 848 

A Method for Seismological Calibration of the International Monitoring System 
Using Regional Discriminants 
O. K. Kedrov 
p. 853 

Low-Density Anomalies in the Mantle: Ascending Plumes 
and/or Heated Fossil Lithospheric Plates? 
S. O. Balyshev and A. V. Ivanov 
p. 858 

Physicochemical Modeling of the Co and Hg Behavior at the River-Sea Geochemical 
Barrier 
L. M. Gramm-Osipov, A. V. Savchenko, and V. N. Gramm-Osipova 
p. 863 

Natural Hydrocarbon Gas: a Possible Reason for Soda Discharge 
from Alkaline Rocks of the Khibiny Massif 
O. B. Dudkin and S. I. Mazukhina 
p. 867 

Zirconology of Metamorphic Rocks in the Il'ino Complex, Southern Urals 
A. A. Krasnobaev, N. V. Cherednichenko, B. A. Puzhakov, and V. A. Chashchukhina 
p. 870 

Rhyodacite Porphyry Pluton in the Early Proterozoic Pechenga Complex: 
Evidence from the Kola Superdeep Borehole Section 
F. P. Mitrofanov, P. K. Skuf'in, T. B. Bayanova, Yu. P. Smirnov, and N. V. 
Levkovich 
p. 875