{"title":"Geochemistry of Titanium in Lake Sediments of the Russian Far East","authors":"P. S. Minyuk, D. K. Pozhidaeva","doi":"10.1134/S0016702926700059","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702926700059","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The element distribution was analyzed in the surface bottom sediments of the lakes of the Kuril archipelago (Maloe and Pernatoe lakes), Magadan district (Grand, Chernoe, Chistoe, Bezymyanka, Chukcha, Ui, and Forel lakes), and Chukotka (Lake Elgygytgyn). The distribution of TiO<sub>2</sub>, SiO<sub>2</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub>, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub>, and Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> in the sediments of the lakes depends on the size of deluvium fractions and composition of bedrocks and reflect sedimentation conditions. The SiO<sub>2</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> ratio and the SiO<sub>2</sub> content show simultaneous variations throughout cores, which are indicative of biogenic silica accumulation and productivity of basins. The Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> ratio is an indicator of grain-size composition, with lower values for fine sediments. The peaks of Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> and TiO<sub>2</sub> values are in some cases an indicator of chemogenic iron accumulation. These levels may indicate the presence of autigenic iron-bearing minerals.</p>","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 8","pages":"661 - 681"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148871689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geochemistry of Low-Temperature Vapor–Gas Flows from Anthropogenic Materials","authors":"S. B. Bortnikova, O. L. Gaskova, T. V. Korneeva","doi":"10.1134/S0016702926700060","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702926700060","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The paper presents data on the composition of condensate vapor–gas flows sampled in summertime on the surface of dumps of processing products of mining wastes. The data make it possible to assess the migration capacity of major and trace elements in the gas phase depending on the mineral composition of the anthropogenic materials and the physical and chemical characteristics of the water extracts (mobile fraction). The condensates of the vapor–gas mixture sampled above the surface of the tailings were analyzed for a wide range of chemical elements, including major elements (Ca, Mg, Na, K, Al, and Mn), metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Co, Ni, and Ag), and metalloids (As and Sb). The concentrations of these elements in the condensates depend on both their contents in the solid waste and the amount of mobile (water-soluble) forms. Comparison of the ratios of geochemically related elements in the different phases led us to elucidate the mobility of the elements when they form volatile species. The data on the amounts of elements that migrate with the vapor–gas phase demonstrate that contrasting anomalies form in the near-surface layer of the atmosphere, and this is confirmed by the composition of the rainwater sampled at different times in the neighboring areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 8","pages":"682 - 700"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148871792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"90th Anniversary of the Birth of Erik Mikhailovich Galimov (July 29, 1936–November 23, 2020)","authors":"Editorial Board of Geochemistry International","doi":"10.1134/S0016702926700023","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702926700023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 8","pages":"605 - 607"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148871688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mass-Spectrometric Investigation of Evaporation Processes and Thermodynamic Properties of Wollastonite","authors":"S. I. Shornikov","doi":"10.1134/S0016702926700035","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702926700035","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Evaporation of crystalline and liquid wollastonite from a molybdenum cell was studied by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry in the temperature range 1751–2087 K. Molecular species typical of simple oxides and gaseous CaSiO<sub>3</sub> were identified in the gas phase over wollastonite. Partial pressures of vapor species over wollastonite were determined for the first time. The determination of oxide activities in wollastonite made it possible to calculate the enthalpy and entropy of mixing: –38.92 ± 0.52 kJ/mol and 2.33 ± 0.29 J/(mol K), as well as the enthalpy of CaSiO<sub>3</sub> melting at 1818 ± 7 K: 27.64 ± 0.57 kJ/mol. Based on this information, the mixing enthalpy and entropy in rankinite (Ca<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>) were estimated in the temperature range 1600–1737 K: –42.63 ± 0.63 kJ/mol and 2.39 ± 0.35 J/(mol K), which are similar to the available thermochemical data. It was shown that redox interaction with the effusion cell material was mainly due to molecular oxygen, the amount of which decreased significantly compared with atomic oxygen in the absence of interaction. The behavior of wollastonite melt follows the patterns typical of other melts of compounds found in the refractory calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions in chondrites.</p>","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 8","pages":"608 - 632"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148871687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu. D. Gritsenko, L. P. Ogorodova, M. F. Vigasina, D. A. Kalinyuk, D. A. Ksenofontov, L. V. Melchakova
{"title":"Thermochemical Study of Murmanite from the Lovosero Massif (Kola Peninsula)","authors":"Yu. D. Gritsenko, L. P. Ogorodova, M. F. Vigasina, D. A. Kalinyuk, D. A. Ksenofontov, L. V. Melchakova","doi":"10.1134/S0016702926700047","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702926700047","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A physicochemical study of murmanite from the Alluaiv alkaline pegmatites (Lovozero Massif, Kola Peninsula) was conducted using powder X-ray diffraction, electron microprobe analysis, IR and Raman spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The empirical formula of the studied murmanite is <span>({{left( {{text{N}}{{{text{a}}}_{{{text{3}}{text{.3}}}}}{text{C}}{{{text{a}}}_{{{text{0}}{text{.3}}}}}{{{text{K}}}_{{{text{0}}{text{.1}}}}}{{square }_{{{text{0}}{text{.3}}}}}} right)}_{{Sigma {text{4}}{text{.0}}}}})</span><span>({{left( {{text{T}}{{{text{i}}}_{{{text{3}}{text{.1}}}}}{text{N}}{{{text{b}}}_{{{text{0}}{text{.3}}}}}{text{Z}}{{{text{r}}}_{{{text{0}}{text{.1}}}}}{text{M}}{{{text{n}}}_{{{text{0}}{text{.3}}}}}{text{Fe}}_{{0.2}}^{{2 + }}} right)}_{{Sigma {text{4}}{text{.0}}}}})</span><span>({{left[ {{text{S}}{{{text{i}}}_{{text{2}}}}{{{text{O}}}_{{text{7}}}}} right]}_{{text{2}}}}{{{text{O}}}_{{text{3}}}}{{left( {{{{text{F}}}_{{{text{0}}{text{.3}}}}}{{{left( {{text{OH}}} right)}}_{{{text{0}}{text{.4}}}}}{{{text{O}}}_{{{text{0}}{text{.3}}}}}} right)}_{{Sigma {text{1}}{text{.0}}}}})</span>⋅4.3H<sub>2</sub>O and corresponds to an intermediate member of the murmanite–calciomurmanite isomorphic series. The enthalpy of formation of the studied murmanite from elements was determined for the first time by high-temperature melt solution calorimetry on a Calvet microcalorimeter (–9788 ± 19 kJ/mol). Its standard entropy was estimated, and Gibbs energy of formation was calculated (870.4 J/(mol K) and –9015 ± 19 kJ/mol, respectively). The thermodynamic constants of the end-members of the murmanite–calciomurmanite isomorphic series were estimated.</p>","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 8","pages":"651 - 660"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148871793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Formation of C15 Sesquiterpanes as a Result of Thermolysis of Asphaltenes, Resins, and Acids from Weakly Transformed Oil of the Anastasievsko-Troitskoe Field (Horizon IV)","authors":"O. A. Stokolos, G. N. Gordadze","doi":"10.1134/S0016702925600580","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702925600580","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Asphaltenes, resins, and acids from immature oil were subjected to thermolysis, and the distribution patterns of hydrocarbon biomarkers (HC biomarkers) C<sub>15</sub> sesquiterpanes were then studied. It was shown that both the original oil and the thermolysis products of high-molecular-weight hydrocarbon (HC) precursors of the oil contain all seven isomers of C<sub>15</sub> sesquiterpanes, which usually occur in mature oils, but the relative distributions of C<sub>15</sub> sesquiterpane isomers are different. The relative content of 1,2,3,7,7-pentamethylbicyclo[4,4,0]decane (drimane) in the thermolysis products of high-molecular-weight petroleum hydrocarbon precursors is significantly higher than in the original immature crude oil. This means that drimane, like normal alkanes, is released from high-molecular-weight precursors under more severe conditions. The relative content of drimane in oil may perhaps be indicative of the maturity of the oil.</p>","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 7","pages":"573 - 577"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148652154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonspecific Organic Compounds and Their Role in the Formation of Organic Matter in Bottom Sediments and Soils from the Catchment Areas of Streams in Voronezh Heights (Khabarovsk)","authors":"L. A. Garetova, N. K. Fisher, E. L. Imranova","doi":"10.1134/S0016702926600240","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702926600240","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper presents data on the pigment composition, organic carbon (C<sub>org</sub>) content, and molecular composition of <i>n</i>-alkanes in the bottom sediments and adjacent soils of streams in Voronezh Heights (Khabarovsk). The C<sub>org</sub> (1.85–25.34%) and total phytopigment (10.55–212.93 μg/g) of the bottom sediments varied significantly and decreased from silt to sand. The influence of primary production on the formation of organic matter in the stream sediments is confirmed by positive correlations between the contents of C<sub>org</sub> and individual phytopigments (chl <i>a</i>, chl <i>c</i>, and carotenoids) and their total amount (τ = 0.51–0.69). The pigment inventory of the bottom sediments contains 35.1–60.1% chlorophylls. In most watercourses, blue-green algae dominate in the composition of algal communities. The C<sub>org</sub> content in the soil of the stream catchment areas ranged from 1.75 to 5.32%, whereas the total phytopigment content varied from 11.61 to 27.97 μg/g and depended primarily on soil moisture rather than on C<sub>org</sub> content. The fraction of carotenoids in the pigment inventory of the soil ranged from 41.48 to 70.97%. The dominance of chl <i>c</i> in the composition of chlorophylls (up to 100%) is consistent with the predominant development of diatoms in the soil algal community. The quantitative contributions of newly formed, biochemically altered, and total plant-derived C<sub>org</sub> were calculated using an algorithm involving pigment indices. The agreement between pigment‑based and molecular marker‑based estimates of the fraction of primary production and the contribution of hydrobiont‑derived organic matter, respectively, allows a more reliable assessment of the input of plant‑derived organic matter into bottom sediments and soils during early diagenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 7","pages":"578 - 591"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148652116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sr–Nd Isotopic Composition of the Guli Massif. Relationship between the Size of Alkaline-Carbonatite Intrusions and Their Isotopic Heterogeneity","authors":"A. R. Tskhovrebova, Yu. A. Kostitsyn, I. T. Rass","doi":"10.1134/S0016702925601482","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702925601482","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The paper presents data on a representative collection of rocks from the Guli Massif, the largest alkaline-ultramafic carbonatite intrusion of the Maimecha–Kotuy Province and one of the largest worldwide. The Rb–Sr and Sm–Nd isotopic systems of rocks of the various intrusive phases of the pluton were analyzed by TIMS. The samples represented a wide spectrum of rocks from olivinites and melteigite–ijolites to melanephelinites and carbonatites. The Sr and Nd initial isotopic compositions of rocks of the Guli Massif suggest that their parental melts were derived from a mantle source moderately enriched relative to the convecting mantle. These enriched isotopic signatures suggest that the source of the parental melts contained an enriched component. At the same time, the Sr and Nd isotopic ratios of the rocks display narrow variation ranges : (<sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr)<sub>0</sub> = 0.7031–0.7038 and ε<sub>Nd</sub>(250) = +3.9 to +5.4 and no systematic changes from earlier to later intrusive phases. This likely reflects the isotopic homogeneity of the magma source and a minimal contamination by the host rocks. Comparison of our data on the Guli Massif with those on other alkaline–carbonatite intrusions worldwide seems to point to relationships between the size of a magmatic body and the degree of isotopic heterogeneity of its rocks. The Guli Massif and the Khibiny and Lovozero complexes are the world’s largest alkaline-carbonatite intrusions and show the smallest dispersion of their Sr and Nd isotopic ratios, whereas smaller intrusions display a significantly wider scatter of isotopic characteristics of their rocks. It is proposed that the large magma volumes of the larger massifs maintained the stability of their composition and limited the effects of contamination on their isotopic systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 7","pages":"523 - 537"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S0016702925601482.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148652112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Yu. Konstantinova, T. M. Minkina, N. S. Kasimov
{"title":"Erratum to: Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Bottom Sediments of Freshwater Ecosystems: Levels, Sources, Behavior and Standardization (a Review)","authors":"E. Yu. Konstantinova, T. M. Minkina, N. S. Kasimov","doi":"10.1134/S001670292629001X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S001670292629001X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 7","pages":"602 - 602"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S001670292629001X.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148652114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. G. Skolotnev, G. V. Ledneva, O. I. Okina, Yu. O. Larionova, A. V. Korniychuk
{"title":"Erratum to: Geochemistry and Sr, Nd, and Pb Isotopic Composition of Early Cretaceous Volcanic Rocks of the Mendeleev Rise, Arctic Ocean","authors":"S. G. Skolotnev, G. V. Ledneva, O. I. Okina, Yu. O. Larionova, A. V. Korniychuk","doi":"10.1134/S0016702926290021","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0016702926290021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12781,"journal":{"name":"Geochemistry International","volume":"64 7","pages":"603 - 603"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S0016702926290021.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148652115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}