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10.29003/m5449.0514-7468.2026_48_3/361-375

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Ivanov, A.V.

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cylindrical polygonal bodies, bioinert bodies, fluid transport, geodynamic transformations, Upper Cretaceous, Paleocene, Middle and Lower Volga region.
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Ivanov, A.V., “Cylindrical polygonal bioinert bodies from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene in the Middle and Lower Volga region”, Zhizn Zemli [Life of the Earth] 48, no 3, 361–375 (2026) (in Russ., abstr. in Engl.). DOI: 10.29003/m5449.0514-7468.2026_48_3/361-375.

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Cylindrical polygonal bioinert bodies from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene in the Middle and Lower Volga region

A.V. Ivanov1,2,3
1 Lomonosov Moscow State University (Earth Science Museum)2 Institute of Geography RAS, Moscow3 Tambov State Technical University

Macroscopic formations (up to one meter in length and up to several decimeters in diameter) of cylindrical polygonal shape were found in sections of the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian, Campanian) and Paleocene (Syzran Formation) of the Volga region, they are oriented in various directions within the layer and occurring as displaced fragments. The host sediments consist of rhythmically bedded sequences of marly siliceous or siltstone clay siliceous composition. A concentrically zonal structure is observed in cross section of the bodies – the presence of a silicified cylindrical core bordered by a belt of ring shaped brecciation areas and the development of slip surface systems. Manifestations of opaline mineralization and zonal iron deposition are characteristic. The objects are considered in the context of the evolution of the geoecosystems that include them, as a product of the interaction of sedimentation processes, fluid transport, and the activity of living matter in zones with an active geodynamic history. The results of studying the bodies make it possible to refine the regional history of geoecosystems and also provide new data for the development of the nonlinear fluidodynamic concept of the geological layer (shell).

Список литературы

  1. Akhlestina, E.F., Kurlaev, V.I., “On the composition and genesis of Paleogene deposits in the Saratov and Volgograd regions”, Is. of Geology of the Southern Urals and the Volga Region 18, 119–131 (1979) (in Russian).
  2. Bondarenko, N.A., “Mineralogical and petrographic characteristics of the Upper Cretaceous rocks of the Saratov–Volgograd interfluve of the Volga and Medveditsa rivers”, Is. of stratigraphy and paleontology 5, 89–107 (1980) (in Russian).
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  8. Ivanov, A.V., Yashkov, I.A., Pleve, I.R., Smurov, A.V., Sochivko, A.V., Snakin, V.V., Evolution of Geoecosystems in the Volga and Caspian Regions: Research in the Region within the Framework of the “Flotilla of Floating Universities” Project. A guide and catalogue of the joint exhibition of the Museum of Natural Sciences of Saratov STU and the Museum of Earth Science of MSU (Moscow: Moscow University Press, 2018) (in Russian).
  9. Ivanov, A.V., Yashkov, I.A., Grachev, V.A., Pleve, I.R., Smurov, A.V., Sochivko, A.V., Snakin, V.V., Evolutionary urban studies of the Volga and Caspian regions in museum space. “Floating Universities Fleet” project: settlements networks studies. Guide and catalogue for collaborative exibitions of Natural History Museum of Saratov STU and Earth Science Museum of MSU (Moscow: Moscow University Press, MAKS Press, 2020) (in Russian).
  10. Kokovkin, A.A., Ivanov, A.V., Tyuleneva, V.M., Yakushina, O.A., Rakov, L.T., Yashkov, I.A., “New data on hydrothermal metasomatism in the Cenozoic deposits of the Middle Volga right bank”, Regional Geology and Metallogeny 75, 35–48 (2018) (in Russian).
  11. Kokovkin, A.A., Ivanov, A.V., Tyuleneva, V.M., Yashkov, I.A., “Tectonics, seismotectonics and hydrothermal metasomatism in the newest structure of the Volga (Saratov-Kamyshin) Right Bank: new data”, Otechestvennaya geologiya 6, 51–66 (2018) (in Russian).
  12. Leonov, G.P., “Paleogene system”, Geology of the USSR. The Volga Region and the Kama Region XI, 579–603 (1967) (in Russian).
  13. Maximova, S.V., “Biogenic silicites – an indicator of the activation of deep faults”, Bull. MOIP. Geol. 53 (6), 152–161 (1978) (in Russian).
  14. Milanovskiy, E.V., A sketch on geology of Middle and Lower Povolzh’e (Moscow; Leningrad, 1940) (in Russian).
  15. The mineral resource base of construction materials in the Saratov Region and the prospects for its expansion (Saratov: Saratov University Press, 1977) (in Russian).
  16. Mozharovsky, B.A., “Geological History of the Saratov Basin”, Proc. of the Lower Volga Institute of Local History 3, 23–40 (1929) (in Russian).
  17. Muravyov, V.I., Tsekhovsky, Yu.G., Kaleda, K.G. et al., “Processes of silica replacement in Paleogene sandstones of the East European Platform”, Lithology and Mineral Resources 2, 150–162 (1997) (in Russian).
  18. Nikishin, A.M., Fokin, P.A., Tihomirov, P.L. et al., “400 million years of geological history of the southern part of Eastern Europe”, Essays on regional geology of Russia. A series of analytical reviews 1, 388 (2005) (in Russian).
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  20. Proletkin, I.V., “Methodology for the Comprehensive Study of the Latest Tectonics, Fracturing, and Mega Fracturing of the Volga Region for the Purpose of Zoning the Territory Based on the Conditions for the Disposal of Industrial Wastewater”, Environmental Problems of the Volga: Abstracts of Conference Papers (Saratov: Saratov State University, 1989) (in Russian).
  21. Flerova, O.V., Gurova, A.D., “New data on the stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Upper Cretaceous deposits of the Ulyanovsk–Saratov Volga region and the middle reaches of the Don River”, The works of VNIGNI 7, 145 (1956) (in Russian).
  22. Khudyakov, G.I., Nikiforov, A.N., “On the issue of the geological and geomorphological structure of the territory of the city of Saratov”, Nedra Povolzhya and Prikaspiya 27, 20–24 (2001) (in Russian).
  23. Quaternary deposits, relief and neotectonics of the Lower Volga region (Saratov: SSU, 1978) (in Russian).
  24. Shebaldin, V.P., Tectonics of the Saratov region (Saratov: Saratovneftegeofizika, 2008) (in Russian).
  25. Anissimov, L.A., Vanshin, J.V., Tokarsky, O.G. “Neotectonics and Paleozoic karsts aquifers in the lower Volga region”, Proc. Eight International Congress International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment. Canada, 2199–2204 (1998).

References

  1. Akhlestina, E.F., Kurlaev, V.I., “On the composition and genesis of Paleogene deposits in the Saratov and Volgograd regions”, Is. of Geology of the Southern Urals and the Volga Region 18, 119–131 (1979) (in Russian).
  2. Bondarenko, N.A., “Mineralogical and petrographic characteristics of the Upper Cretaceous rocks of the Saratov–Volgograd interfluve of the Volga and Medveditsa rivers”, Is. of stratigraphy and paleontology 5, 89–107 (1980) (in Russian).
  3. Vasiliev, V.S., “On the mineralogical nature of authigenic silica in the sedimentary rocks of the Mesozoic and Paleogene of the Lower Volga region”, Is. of the mineralogy of sedimentary formations 3–4, 292–298 (1956) (in Russian).
  4. Vostryakov, A.V., Neogene and Quaternary deposits, relief and neotectonics of the southeast of the Russian Platform (Saratov: SSU, 1967) (in Russian).
  5. Glazunova, A.E., Paleontological Substantiation of the Stratigraphic Division of the Cretaceous Deposits of the Volga Region. Upper Cretaceous (Moscow: Nedra, 1972) (in Russian).
  6. Zozyrev, N.Yu., Zozyrev, Yu.N., Patterns of Distribution and Prospects for the Use of the Mineral Resource Base of Solid Minerals in the Saratov Region (Saratov: Nauka, 2008) (in Russian).
  7. Ivanov, A.V., Yashkov, I.A., Romanova, E.G., Museum of Natural Sciences of Gagarin University. A short album guide (Saratov: Publishing House of SSTU, 2019) (in Russian).
  8. Ivanov, A.V., Yashkov, I.A., Pleve, I.R., Smurov, A.V., Sochivko, A.V., Snakin, V.V., Evolution of Geoecosystems in the Volga and Caspian Regions: Research in the Region within the Framework of the “Flotilla of Floating Universities” Project. A guide and catalogue of the joint exhibition of the Museum of Natural Sciences of Saratov STU and the Museum of Earth Science of MSU (Moscow: Moscow University Press, 2018) (in Russian).
  9. Ivanov, A.V., Yashkov, I.A., Grachev, V.A., Pleve, I.R., Smurov, A.V., Sochivko, A.V., Snakin, V.V., Evolutionary urban studies of the Volga and Caspian regions in museum space. “Floating Universities Fleet” project: settlements networks studies. Guide and catalogue for collaborative exibitions of Natural History Museum of Saratov STU and Earth Science Museum of MSU (Moscow: Moscow University Press, MAKS Press, 2020) (in Russian).
  10. Kokovkin, A.A., Ivanov, A.V., Tyuleneva, V.M., Yakushina, O.A., Rakov, L.T., Yashkov, I.A., “New data on hydrothermal metasomatism in the Cenozoic deposits of the Middle Volga right bank”, Regional Geology and Metallogeny 75, 35–48 (2018) (in Russian).
  11. Kokovkin, A.A., Ivanov, A.V., Tyuleneva, V.M., Yashkov, I.A., “Tectonics, seismotectonics and hydrothermal metasomatism in the newest structure of the Volga (Saratov-Kamyshin) Right Bank: new data”, Otechestvennaya geologiya 6, 51–66 (2018) (in Russian).
  12. Leonov, G.P., “Paleogene system”, Geology of the USSR. The Volga Region and the Kama Region XI, 579–603 (1967) (in Russian).
  13. Maximova, S.V., “Biogenic silicites – an indicator of the activation of deep faults”, Bull. MOIP. Geol. 53 (6), 152–161 (1978) (in Russian).
  14. Milanovskiy, E.V., A sketch on geology of Middle and Lower Povolzh’e (Moscow; Leningrad, 1940) (in Russian).
  15. The mineral resource base of construction materials in the Saratov Region and the prospects for its expansion (Saratov: Saratov University Press, 1977) (in Russian).
  16. Mozharovsky, B.A., “Geological History of the Saratov Basin”, Proc. of the Lower Volga Institute of Local History 3, 23–40 (1929) (in Russian).
  17. Muravyov, V.I., Tsekhovsky, Yu.G., Kaleda, K.G. et al., “Processes of silica replacement in Paleogene sandstones of the East European Platform”, Lithology and Mineral Resources 2, 150–162 (1997) (in Russian).
  18. Nikishin, A.M., Fokin, P.A., Tihomirov, P.L. et al., “400 million years of geological history of the southern part of Eastern Europe”, Essays on regional geology of Russia. A series of analytical reviews 1, 388 (2005) (in Russian).
  19. Olferyev, A.G., Alekseev, A.S., Stratigraphic scheme of the Upper Cretaceous deposits of the East European Platform. Explanatory note (Moscow: PIN RAS, 2005) (in Russian).
  20. Proletkin, I.V., “Methodology for the Comprehensive Study of the Latest Tectonics, Fracturing, and Mega Fracturing of the Volga Region for the Purpose of Zoning the Territory Based on the Conditions for the Disposal of Industrial Wastewater”, Environmental Problems of the Volga: Abstracts of Conference Papers (Saratov: Saratov State University, 1989) (in Russian).
  21. Flerova, O.V., Gurova, A.D., “New data on the stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Upper Cretaceous deposits of the Ulyanovsk–Saratov Volga region and the middle reaches of the Don River”, The works of VNIGNI 7, 145 (1956) (in Russian).
  22. Khudyakov, G.I., Nikiforov, A.N., “On the issue of the geological and geomorphological structure of the territory of the city of Saratov”, Nedra Povolzhya and Prikaspiya 27, 20–24 (2001) (in Russian).
  23. Quaternary deposits, relief and neotectonics of the Lower Volga region (Saratov: SSU, 1978) (in Russian).
  24. Shebaldin, V.P., Tectonics of the Saratov region (Saratov: Saratovneftegeofizika, 2008) (in Russian).
  25. Anissimov, L.A., Vanshin, J.V., Tokarsky, O.G. “Neotectonics and Paleozoic karsts aquifers in the lower Volga region”, Proc. Eight International Congress International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment. Canada, 2199–2204 (1998).