This volume overviews and synthesizes a wealth of recent isotopic, geochemical, seismic, paleomagnetic, stratigraphic, structural and other studies carried out by Russian and international research teams over the past few decades. Numerous illustrations and tables provide easy access to a huge amount of new geochemical and geophysical data as well as the latest geological mapping of Russia.
1. Introduction;
2. Tectonic overview;
3. East European Craton (Russian part);
4. Timan-Pechora sedimentary basin and Timan fold and thrust belt;
5. Western Siberia sedimentary basin;
6. Scythian sedimentary basin;
7. Sub-Caspian sedimentary basin;
8. Caucasus fold and thrust belt;
9. Uralin fold and thrust belt;
10. Fold and thrust blets of Altaides and Tien-Shan;
11. Siberian Craton;
12. Verkhoyansk and Alazeya fold and thrust belts;
13. Taimyr-Severnaya Zemlya fold and thrust belt;
14. Yenisey fold and thrust belt;
15. Fold and thrust belts of Central Asia;
16. Fold and thrust belts of the Pacific rim;
17. Overview of metallogeny of Russia;
18. Overview of oil and gas fields of Russia;
Main stages of evolution and paleotectonic