Mineral assemblages of titanium-zirconium sands at the Central deposit,the east European platform

The study of mineral assemblages at the Central deposit allowed us to substantially refine the evolutionary model of the deposit and reveal the two main factors that control the variability of its mineralic space: (1) heterogeneity of the ore layer, consisting of a sublittoral bottom placer (the lower part) and a subaerial dune complex partly reworked in the course of a new transgression (the upper part), and (2) postore epigenetic alteration of the ore constituent of sands, which affected the quality of ore concentrates. The results obtained will be used in geological and technological mapping and development of the production program.     

Discharge of Salt Groundwater in the Estuary of the Razdol’naya River (Amur Bay) in February 2020

Water Resources - In February 2020, geochemical tracers along with hydrochemical and hydrological characteristics were used to reveal a discharge site of salt groundwaters in the head of the...     

Freshwater Sources in the Bays of Yuzhnyi Island of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago According to Isotopic (δD, δ18O) Data

Doklady Earth Sciences - An isotope–geochemical study was performed on the waters of Abrosimov and Stepovoi bays along the southeastern coasts of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago. The waters...     

Variations of δ<Superscript>18</Superscript>O in Rivers of Crimea in Winter

The results of studies of variations of δ¹⁸O values in river water in Crimea Peninsula in January–February 2015–2017 are given. The variation range of δ¹⁸О in river water over the three years of studies never exceeded 3‰. A tendency toward an increase in δ¹⁸О in the water of the Salgir, Kacha, Al’ma, Bel’bek, Biyuk-Karasu from their sources to mouths was identified and explained by a decrease in evaporation in the mouth areas of the rivers relative to their sources and upper reaches, and the inflow of isotopically light precipitation (rain and snow) into the rivers in their upper reaches. The values of δ¹⁸О in waters of the rivers with regulated stream were found to increase under the effect of the Simferopol Reservoir on the Salgir River and the Izobil’nenskoe Reservoir on the Ulu-Zen’ River. The values of δ¹⁸О in the upper reaches of the large rivers of Kacha and Bel’bek (the northwestern slope of the Crimean Mountains) vary from ?8.7 to ?9.7‰, except for the rivers of Al’ma (?7.7‰) and Kokozka (?10.2‰) because of the different shares of groundwater in the recharge of these rivers.     

Water Dynamics and Structure in the Estuary of the Partizanskaya River (Nakhodka Bay,Sea of Japan)

Water Resources - Field studies of the seasonal and daily dynamics of the mixing zone were carried out in the microtidal estuary of the Partizanskaya River. The position of the mixing zone was...     

The Geochemistry of Volcanogenic Mineralization in the Northwestern Segment of the Pacific Ore Belt: Northeast Russia

This paper considers the geochemistry of volcanogenic mineralization in the northeastern segment of the Pacific Ore Belt (Northeast Russia). We give new evidence for the compositions and concentrations of trace and rare-earth elements (REE) in the ores of volcanogenic fields: Au-Ag epithermal (of various types and ages), Cu-Mo-Au porphyritic, Au-Bi related to granitoidal intrusions, Sn-Ag subvolcanic and kies polymetallic enriched in Au and Ag, as well as REEs in alkaline volcanic rocks. Geochemical signatures have been compiled for 17 formation types of volcanogenic fields. It was found that the ore-forming fluids in most fields belonged to an NaCl-H₂O hydrothermal system that was enriched in Cl relative to F; the values of Y/Ho in the ores of nearly all types correspond with the interval of ratios characteristic for present-day hydrothermal fluids in backarc basins; most of the ores that we studied had near-chondrite spectra with configurations similar to those of the REE spectra in volcanic rock sequences of the andesite-diorite series. Comparative analysis of REE spectra in the distribution of trace elements over classes of gold concentration shows synchronous enrichment of ores in similar sets of trace elements. The high Co/Ni ratio in volcanogenic ores probably reflects the superposition of a later magmatic fluid upon an earlier mineralization. Samples from ores of volcanogenic fields, except for Kuroko, show δCe and δEu varying from negative to mildly positive values, thus indicating low-oxidizing conditions during deposition. It was found for Au-Ag epithermal ores that they are enriched in a wide range of trace elements; they have low concentrations of REEs, the light REEs are more abundant than the heavy ones, and the Eu anomalies vary considerably from small negative to low and high positive values. The results provide evidence of an exhalation hydrothermal origin of the Khotoidokh field. It has been shown that the REEs in the ores of the Bol’shoe field are of the type that is most valuable to industry. The results can be used to deal with practical problems: determining the formation type and evaluating the industrial value of a field; detecting accessory components in ores; and discriminating between the types of geochemical anomalies (in rocks or in soil) and stray fluxes as to the potential of a field.     

The Oxygen Isotope Composition of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Ice Wedges of Kotelny Island

The aim of the work was to perform paleotemperature reconstructions for the Late Pleistocene and Holocene of Kotelny Island according to oxygen isotope analysis of syngenetic ice wedges. Variations of δ¹⁸O in the Late Pleistocene ice wedges formed on Kotelny Island are significant, exceeding 8‰ (from –30‰ to –22.9‰), while they are insignificant at –1.5‰ (from –23.1‰ to –21.6‰) for those in the Holocene. Reconstructions showed that the mean January temperature in the Late Pleistocene changed over 8 to 13°C. The mean annual temperature of frozen soils was about –19 or –20°C in the Late Pleistocene, and about –13 to –15°C in the Holocene, while the current temperature is about –14°C.

     

Oxygen isotope composition of water and snow-ice cover of isolated lakes at various stages of separation from the White Sea

This study aimed to analyze the oxygen isotope composition of water, ice, and snow in water bodies isolated from the White Sea and to identify the structural peculiarities of these pools during the winter period. The studies were performed during early spring in Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea, in Velikaya Salma Strait and in Rugoserskaya Inlet. The studied water bodies differ in their degree of isolation from the sea. In particular, Ermolinskaya Inlet has normal water exchange with the sea; the Lake on Zelenyi Cape represents the first stage of isolation; i. e., it has permanent water exchange with the sea by the tide. Kislo-Sladkoe Lake receives sea water from time to time. Trekhtsvetnoe Lake is totally isolated from the sea and is a typical meromictic lake. Finally, Nizhnee Ershovskoe Lake exhibits some features of a saline water body. The oxygen isotope profile of the water column in Trekhtsvetnoe Lake allows defining three layers; this lake may be called typically meromictic. The oxygen isotope profile of the water column in Kislo-Sladkoe Lake is even from the surface to the bottom. The variability of δ¹⁸O is minor in Lake on Zelenyi Cape. A surface layer (0–1 m) exists in Nizhnee Ershovskoe Lake, and the oxygen isotope variability is well pronounced. Deeper, where the freshwater dominates, the values of ?18Îvary insignificantly disregarding the water depth and temperature. This fresh water lake is not affected by the seawater and is not stratified according to the isotope profile. It is found that applying the values of ?18Î and profiles of temperature and salinity may appear as an effective method in defining the water sources feeding the water bodies isolated from the sea environment.     

Variations of Stable Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes in the Ice Core of the Pingo (Southern Part of Gydan Peninsula)

Doklady Earth Sciences - The vertical isotopic profile of the ice core of a Messoyakha-1 bulgunniakh (pingo)—was obtained. The pingo is situated at 68°30′32″ N,...