Contents

Doklady Earth Sciences

Vol. 486, No. 2, 2019

Geology

Age and Sources of Metasedimentary Rocks of the Tokur Terrane of the Mongol–Okhotsk Fold Belt: Results of U–Pb and Lu–Hf Isotope Studies

V. A. Zaika, A. A. Sorokin and Corresponding Member of the RAS A. P. Sorokin p. 593  abstract

The First Data on Late Pleistocene Ostracods from the Kurai Depression (Gornyi Altai)

L. B. Khazin, A. R. Agatova, R. K. Nepop and Corresponding Member of the RAS B. N. Shurygin p. 598  abstract

New Data on Ferromanganese Crusts of Mendeleev Rise, Arctic Ocean

E. S. Bazilevskaya and S. G. Skolotnev p. 601  abstract

The First U–Pb (SHRIMP II) Evidence of the Franklin Tectonic Event at the Western Margin of the Siberian Craton

I. I. Likhanov and Academician V. V. Reverdatto p. 605  abstract

The Lower Precambrian in the Structure of Paleozoids of the Subpolar Urals

Yu. I. Pystina, A. M. Pystin and V. B. Hubanov p. 609  abstract

Setting of the Formation of Paleozoic Picrite Basalt Complexes in the West Siberian Plate Basement

V. A. Simonov, Corresponding Member of the RAS V. A. Kontorovich, S. I. Stupakov, Yu. F. Filippov, S. V. Saraev and A. V. Kotlyarov p. 613  abstract

New Data on Large Brown Bear (Ursus arctos L., 1758, Ursidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) from the Pleistocene in Yakutia

G. G. Boeskorov, G. F. Baryshnikov, A. N. Tikhonov, A. V. Protopopov, A. I. Klimovsky, S. E. Grigoriev, M. Yu. Cheprasov, G. P. Novgorodov, M. V. Shchelchkova and J. van der Plicht p. 617  abstract

The Diffusive Boundary of Isotopic Reservoirs of the Indian and Pacific MORB types beneath Kamchatka

M. Yu. Davydova and Yu. A. Martynov p. 623  abstract

Structural and Mineralogical Features of Diamonds from the Lomonosov Deposit (Arkhangelsk Province): New Data and Interpretation

G. Yu. Kriulina, E. A. Vasiliev and V. K. Garanin p. 627  abstract

GEOLOGY

New Data on the Genetic Linkage of the Beryl and Chrysoberyl Chromophores of the Ural’s Emerald Mines with Chromium-Bearing Spinels of the Bazhenov Ophiolite Complex

M. P. Popov, E. S. Sorokina, N. N. Kononkova, A. G. Nikolaev and S. Karampelas p. 630  abstract

Geochemistry

Structural and Chemical Features of Organic Matter in Carbonized Wood of the Devonian and Jurassic Periods

L. S. Kocheva, A. P. Karmanov, V. P. Lutoev, I. Kh. Shumilov, Yu. V. Glukhov and S. A. Pokryshkin p. 634  abstract

Ultramafic–Alkaline–Carbonatite Complexes as a Result of Two-Stage Melting of a Mantle Plume: Evidence from the Mid-Paleoproterozoic Tiksheozero Intrusion, Northern Karelia, Russia

E. V. Sharkov, A. V. Chistyakov, M. M. Bogina, Academician O. A. Bogatikov, V. V. Shchiptsov, B. V. Belyatsky and P. V. Frolov p. 638  abstract

Features of the Impurity Composition of Diamonds from Placers of the Northeastern Siberian Craton

Corresponding Member of the RAS V. S. Shatsky, V. A. Nadolinny, O. P. Yuryeva, M. I. Rakhmanova and A. Yu. Komarovskikh p. 644  abstract

Experimental Simulation of Processes of Ore Leaching from Lyubov Deposit (Transbaikalian Region)

E. S. Epova, G. A. Yurgenson and O. V. Eremin p. 647  abstract

Geophysics

Excitation of Under-Ice Seiches of a Sea Port of the Sea of Okhotsk

Academician G. I. Dolgikh, D. P. Kovalev and P. D. Kovalev p. 651  abstract

On the Problem of Body Waves Attenuation in the Elbrus Volcanic Area

Corresponding Member of the RAS A. L. Sobisevich, A. S. Zvereva and D. V. Likhodeev p. 654  abstract

Geography

Extreme Transport Velocities of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Deep-Water Vema Channel

E. G. Morozov, D. I. Frey, Corresponding Member of the RAS V. G. Neiman, N. I. Makarenko and R. Yu. Tarakanov p. 659  abstract

Accurate Calculation of Geodetic Heights of a Celestial Body’s Surface Points Relative to the Triaxial Ellipsoid

M. E. Fleis, M. V. Nyrtsov, M. M. Borisov and A. I. Sokolov p. 663  abstract

Oceanology

The Spatiotemporal Variability of pH in Waters of the Black Sea

Corresponding Member of the RAS A. B. Polonsky and E. A. Grebneva p. 669  abstract

Geochemistry

Geochemistry of Garnet Megacrysts from the Mir Kimberlite Pipe (Yakutia) and the Nature of Protokimberlite Melts

A. M. Agashev p. 675  abstract

Hafnium Isotope Composition of Zircon from the Kondyor Clinopyroxenite-Dunite Massif (Khabarovsk Territory, Russia)

I. Yu. Badanina, E. A. Belousova and K. N. Malitch p. 679  abstract

A New Model of the Behavior of Sulfur Isotopes in Modern Submarine Hydrothermal Systems

E. O. Dubinina and Academician N. S. Bortnikov p. 683  abstract

U–Pb (SHRIMP) Zircon Age of Granitoid Pebbles from the Kukkarauk Conglomerates of the Vendian Asha Group (Alatau Anticlinorium, Southern Urals)

A. A. Krasnobaev, Corresponding Member of the RAS V. N. Puchkov, N. D. Sergeeva and S. V. Busharina p. 687  abstract

The Sedimentary–Migration–Igneous Hypothesis of Oil Formation

V. A. Skvortsov p. 692  abstract

Geophysics

Paleomagnetism of Middle Paleozoic Basites on the Southeastern Flank of the Vilyui Paleorift

K. M. Konstantinov, M. D. Tomshin, I. K. Konstantinov and A. A. Yakovlev p. 695  abstract

Geography

Metal Composition of Surface Waters of the Southern Baikal Region and the Connection with Landscape and Geological Conditions

M. Yu. Semenov, Corresponding Member of the RAS V. A. Snytko, Yu. M. Semenov, A. V. Silaev and L. N. Semenova p. 699  abstract

Geochemistry

Heat Generation Due to Friction in Shear Zones of the Crust as a Factor of Metamorphism and Anatexis: Results of Computer Modeling

A. V. Babichev, Academician V. V. Reverdatto, O. P. Polyansky, I. I. Likhanov and A. N. Semenov p. 706  abstract

Experimental Study of the Formation of Chromium-Bearing Priderite and Yimengite as Products of Modal Mantle Metasomatism

V. G. Butvina, S. S. Vorobey, O. G. Safonov, D. A. Varlamov, G. V. Bondarenko and Corresponding Member of the RAS Yu. B. Shapovalov p. 711  abstract

The First Find of Silver Nuggets in Gold Placers of the Subpolar Urals

T. P. Mayorova, S. K. Kuznetsov and V. N. Filippov p. 716  abstract

Mesoarchean Silicic Volcanics in the Kursk Block of the Voronezh Crystalline Massif: Composition, Age, and Correlations with the Ukrainian Shield

K. A. Savko, Corresponding Member of the RAS A. V. Samsonov and A. N. Larionov p. 719  abstract

Geophysics

A Long-Term Forecast Model of Spring Runoff: The Case of the Belaya River

D. Yu. Vasil’ev, V. V. Vodopyanov, G. S. Zayzeva, Sh. I. Zakirzyanov, Corresponding Member of the RAS V. A. Semenov, Zh. T. Sivokhip and Academician A. A. Chibilev p. 724  abstract

Geography

First Data on the Age and Formation Conditions of Secondary Carbonate Accumulations in Upper Pleistocene and Holocene Soils of Upper Angara Region

V. A. Golubtsov, A. A. Cherkashina and Corresponding Member of the RAS V. A. Snytko p. 728  abstract

Corallite Crusts as the Specific Form of Karst Morpholithogenesis in Cold Climate

E. V. Trofimova p. 733  abstract

Oceanology

The Influence of Atmospheric Fronts on Free and Forced Oscillations of the Water Level in the Sea of Azov

V. A. Ivanov and T. Ya. Shul’ga p. 737  abstract