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Mudrock overpressure, fracturing, and mud volcanism in the Lower Kura Depression, Azerbaijan
The Lower Kura Depression (LKD) in Azerbaijan is a unique place on Earth where enormous oil and oil–gas-condensate deposits coexist with mud...
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Local gravity and magnetic anomalies associated with the oil and gas reservoirs in the cretaceous carbonate deposits of Yevlakh-Agjabedi depression, Azerbaijan
Local gravity and magnetic anomalies are employed to identify potential hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Middle Kura Depression (MKD) within the South...
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Paleontological and Lithological Characteristics of the Lower Miocene Stratotype Sections of the Eastern Paratethys (Kartli Depression, Georgia)
Abstract—In terms of lithology and mollusk composition, the Uplistsikhe Formation is subdivided into two subformations and five members. The...
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Genus Buchia (Bivalvia) in the Lower Cretaceous of the North Caucasus, Transcaucasia, and Kamchatka
AbstractLower Cretaceous Buchia (Bivalvia) from little known localities of Transcaucasia and Kamchatka are figured and described for the first time;...
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From the Eurasian steppe to the Lower Danube: the tradition of intentional cranial deformation during the Bronze Age
With origins in Late Palaeolithic, intentional cranial deformation is a well-known custom throughout humankind history. In this article, we discuss...
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Geotourist Routes of Georgia
This chapter provides a detailed description of geotourist routes of Georgia. Main geotourist routes of Georgia are: 1. Tbilisi-Pasanauri-Kazbegi...
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Studying Delta Dynamics by Space Photographs
AbstractA review of the joint studies of the Chair of Land Hydrology and the Laboratory of Aerospace Methods, the Faculty of Geography, Moscow State...
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U–Pb geochronology and geochemistry of volcanic ash layers in the Eastern Caucasus intermountain Neogene basin: implications for their sources
The Eastern Caucasus Mountains in Georgia include products from extensive Miocene volcanic activity that are being unraveled by geological map**...
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Deep Structure and Geodynamics of the Black Sea–Caspian Region
Abstract —New data on the crust structure of the Black Sea‒Caspian region, including the Scythian and Anatolian plate margins, the Caucasus, Black Sea...
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Depth of Diagenetic Processes and Lower Boundary of the Biosphere in the South Caspian Basin
Abstract—An assessment of the depth of the diagenetic zone and biosphere in the South Caspian Basin (SCB) is given based on a set of more than 400...
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Physico-Geographical Conditions of the Caspian Sea
The main physico-geographical features of the Caspian Sea are under consideration. They include brief description of the coasts, bottom relief and...
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Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan: The Unique Natural Objects of the Geoheritage
In spite of wide distribution, the phenomenon of mud volcanism is fragmentarily studied by geoscientists, saying nothing about the role of the mud...
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Determination of Seismogenic Zones for Analysis of Seismotectonic Activity of Deep Faults: Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Territory of Azerbaijan
Abstract —Seismic zoning maps of Azerbaijan, compiled using the genetic (seismotectonic) method, are analyzed. The peculiarities of this method are...
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The History of the Formation of Pliocene–Quaternary Valley Lava Rivers in the Northeast Part of the Javakheti Volcanic Highland, Lesser Caucasus
AbstractThis paper presents new results from geological-stratigraphic and isotope geochronological studies of young lavas in the northeast part of...
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Seismicity and Heat Flow along the Periphery of the East European Platform
AbstractThis paper considers the seismicity and heat flow in the regions that make the periphery of the East European Platform: the western sector of...
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Impact of Lithofacies and Structures on the Hydrogeochemistry of the Lower Miocene Aquifer at Moghra Oasis, North Western Desert, Egypt
The Moghra Oasis is one of the major Egyptian desert-reclamation projects. Understanding the hydrochemistry of the Moghra aquifer is an onus to...
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Environmental Conditions, Sedimentation Cyclicity, and Architecture of the Productive Series Reservoirs
The orogenic processes took place at the end of the Pontian and gave rise to the Caspian surrounding land areas, and enormous sea-level lowering,...
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Isotope-Geochemical Characteristics of Fluids and Organic Matter of Rocks of Mud Volcanoes in the Northwestern (Azerbaijan) and Southeastern (Iran) Parts of the South Caspian Basin: A Comparative Analysis
AbstractThis article presents a comparative analysis of the isotope-geochemical characteristics of the products of activity of mud volcanoes (MVs) in...
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Natural hazards and disasters around the Caspian Sea
At a time, when the five riparian countries have renewed consultation with each other about the future of the Caspian Sea, it is appropriate to...
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Strontium Isotope Composition of Mud Volcanic Waters in Azerbaijan
AbstractThe Sr isotope composition was studied in waters from 22 mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan, where the O and H isotope compositions, as well as...
