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Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 History of Geological Research in Azerbaijan -- 2 Geomorphology -- 2.1 Authors' Contribution: A Brief Review -- 2.2 Orography -- 2.3 Morphostructural Configuration -- 2.4 Geomorphological Zoning -- References -- 3 Stratigraphy and Lithology -- 3.1 Precambrian-Cambrian -- 3.2 Paleozoic -- 3.2.1 Devonian -- 3.2.1.1 Lower Devonian -- 3.2.1.2 Middle Devonian -- 3.2.1.3 Upper Devonian -- 3.3 Carboniferous -- 3.3.1 Lower Carboniferous -- 3.3.2 Middle-Upper Carboniferous -- 3.4 Permian -- 3.4.1 Lower Permian -- 3.4.2 Upper Permian -- 3.5 Mesozoic -- 3.5.1 Triassic -- 3.5.1.1 Lower Triassic -- 3.5.1.2 Middle Triassic -- 3.5.1.3 Upper Triassic -- 3.5.2 Jurassic -- 3.5.2.1 Lower Jurassic -- Greater Caucasus -- Lesser Caucasus -- 3.5.2.2 Middle Jurassic -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- Lesser Caucasus -- 3.5.2.3 Upper Jurassic -- Greater Caucasus -- Lesser Caucasus -- 3.5.3 Cretaceous -- 3.5.3.1 Lower Cretaceous -- Greater Caucasus -- Lesser Caucasus -- 3.5.3.2 Upper Cretaceous -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- Lesser Caucasus -- Talysh -- 3.6 Cenozoic -- 3.6.1 Paleogene -- 3.6.1.1 Paleocene -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- 3.6.1.2 Lesser Caucasus -- Talysh -- 3.6.1.3 Eocene -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- Lesser Caucasus -- Talysh -- 3.6.1.4 Oligocene -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- Lesser Caucasus -- Talysh -- 3.6.2 Neogene -- 3.6.2.1 Miocene -- 3.6.2.2 Pliocene -- 3.6.3 Quaternary -- 3.6.3.1 Eopleistocene -- 3.6.3.2 Pleistocene -- 3.6.3.3 Holocene (Novocaspian Horizon) -- References -- 4 Magmatism -- 4.1The Greater Caucasus -- 4.1.1 The Tufan Zone -- 4.1.2 The Vandam Zone -- 4.1.3 The Kur Depression -- 4.2The Lesser Caucasus -- 4.2.1 The Nakhchivan Zone -- 4.2.2 The Goycha-Hakeri Zone -- 4.2.3 The Central Volcano-Plutonic Belt. , 4.2.4 The Southern Volcano-Plutonic Belt -- 4.3The Talysh Zone -- 4.3.1 The Northern Volcano-Plutonic Belt -- 4.4Comparative Analysis of the Paleogene Magmatic Formation Series -- 4.4.1 The Lesser Caucasus Neogene Formations -- 4.4.2 The Late Pliocene-Quaternary Formation -- 4.4.3 Comparative Analysis of Series of the Lesser Caucasus Quaternary Volcanic Formations -- 4.4.4 Rock and Megacryst Inclusions in the Lesser Caucasus and Talysh Volcanogenic Complexes -- 4.5Regularities of the Cenozoic Magmatism Manifestations -- 4.6Geodynamics of Azerbaijan Alpine Magmatism -- 4.6.1 Geodynamics of the Mesozoic Magmatism -- 4.6.2 The Cenozoic Magmatism Geodynamics -- References -- 5 Tectonics -- 5.1Basic Structural Elements -- 5.2The Greater Caucasus Fold-Mountain System -- 5.2.1 The Side Range Megazone -- 5.2.1.1 The Tahirjal Zone -- 5.2.1.2 The Sudur Zone -- 5.2.1.3 The Shakhdagh-Khizi Zone -- 5.2.1.4 The Guton-Gonagkend Zone -- 5.2.2 The Gusar-Devechi Megazone -- 5.2.2.1 The Khachmaz Zone -- 5.2.2.2 The Guba Zone -- 5.2.3 The Southern Slope Megazone -- 5.2.3.1 The Speroza-Tufan Zone -- 5.2.3.2 The Zagatala-Govdagh Zone -- 5.2.4 The Absheron Zone -- 5.2.5 The Kakheti-Vandam-Gobustan Megazone -- 5.2.5.1 The Vandam Zone -- 5.2.5.2 The Shamakhy-Gobustan Zone -- 5.3The Kur Megadepression -- 5.3.1 The Middle Kur Megazone -- 5.3.1.1 The Chatma-Ajinohur Zone -- 5.3.1.2 The Jeyranchol Zone -- 5.3.1.3 The Near-Lesser Caucasus Zone -- 5.3.1.4 The Yevlakh-Agjabadi Zone -- 5.3.1.5 The Kurdamir-Saatly Zone -- 5.3.2 The Lower Kur Megazone -- 5.3.2.1 The Shirvan Zone -- 5.3.2.2 The Mughan Zone -- 5.4The Lesser Caucasus Mountain-Fold System -- 5.4.1 The Artvin-Garabagh Megazone -- 5.4.1.1 The Lok-Garabagh Zone -- 5.4.1.2 The Goycha-Hakeri Zone -- 5.4.1.3 The Gafan Zone -- 5.4.1.4 The Kalbajar Zone -- 5.4.1.5 The Lower Araz Zone -- 5.4.2 The Araz Megazone. , 5.4.2.1 The Sharur-Julfa Zone -- 5.4.2.2 The Ordubad Zone -- 5.4.2.3 The Zangazur Zone -- 5.4.2.4 The Nakhchivan Zone -- 5.5The Talysh Folded Region -- 5.5.1 The Astara Zone -- 5.5.2 The Lerik-Yardymly Zone -- 5.5.3 The Buravar Zone -- 5.5.4 The Jalilabad Zone -- 5.5.5 The Southern Mughan Zone -- 5.6The Caspian Megadepression -- 5.6.1 The Middle Caspian Megazone -- 5.6.1.1 The Yalama-Agzybirchala Zone -- 5.6.1.2 The Northern Absheron Zone -- 5.6.1.3 The Gilazi-Gubadaghyany Zone -- 5.6.1.4 The Absheron-Nearbalkhan Zone -- 5.6.2 The Southern Caspian Megazone -- 5.6.2.1 The Southern Absheron Zone -- 5.6.2.2 The Bandovan Zone -- 5.6.2.3 The Gyzylagaj Zone -- 5.6.2.4 The Lenkaran-Shahagaj Zone -- References -- 6 Neotectonics -- 6.1 Vertical Movements of the Neotectonic Stage -- 6.1.1 The Greater Caucasus -- 6.1.2 The Lesser Caucasus -- 6.1.3 Talysh Region -- 6.1.4 Depression Zones -- 6.2 The Newest Fold-Thrust Deformations -- 6.3 Recent Movements on GPS Data -- References -- 7 Mud Volcanism -- 7.1 Land Mud Volcanoes -- 7.1.1 Lokbatan Mud Volcano -- 7.1.2 Dashgil Mud Volcano -- 7.1.3 Toragay Mud Volcano -- 7.1.4 Boyuk Kyanizdagh Mud Volcano -- 7.1.5 Cheildagh Mud Volcano -- 7.1.6 Goturdagh Mud Volcano -- 7.1.7 Galendarakhtarma Mud Volcano -- 7.1.8 Akhtarma-Pashali Mud Volcano -- 7.1.9 Shikhzarli Mud Volcano -- 7.1.10 Otmanbozdagh Mud Volcano -- 7.1.11 Suleimanakhtarma Mud Volcano -- 7.2 Marine Mud Volcanoes -- 7.2.1 Khara-Zire Island Mud Volcano -- 7.2.2 Garasu (Los) Island Mud Volcano -- 7.2.3 Chigil-Deniz (Kumani) Mud Volcano -- 7.2.4 Mud Volcano in the Marine "Nakhchivan Block" -- 7.2.5 Mud Volcano Oguz -- 7.2.6 Mud Volcano Vezirov -- 7.2.7 Mud Volcano Shah Deniz -- 7.2.8 Mud Volcano Azeri -- References -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- 1 Groundwater Generation and Distribution Regularities -- 1.1Hydrogeological Zonation -- 1.2Groundwater Formation and Distribution Regularities in the Fold-Mountain Zones -- 1.2.1 The Greater Caucasus Fold-Mountain Zone -- 1.2.2 The Lesser Caucasus Fold-Mountain Zone -- 1.2.3 The Talysh Fold-Mountain Zone -- 1.3Groundwater Formation and Distribution Regularities in the Piedmont and Intermountain Zones -- 1.3.1 Groundwater Hydrochemical Characteristics and Their Zoning -- 1.3.2 Groundwater Formation and Distribution Regularities in the Piedmont Neogene Deposits -- 1.4Groundwater Formation and Distribution Regularities in Lowlands -- 1.4.1 Groundwater Formation and Distribution Regularities in Azerbaijan Lowlands -- 1.4.2 Groundwater Formation and Distribution Regularities in the Absheron Peninsula -- 1.5Resources and Reserves of Fresh Groundwater -- 1.5.1 Formation Conditions of Fresh Groundwater Resources and Reserves -- 1.5.2 Commercial Reserves of Fresh Groundwater Reserves -- 1.6Generation and Accumulation Conditions and Resources of Mineral, Thermal, and Industrial Water -- References -- 2 Economic Minerals of Azerbaijan -- 2.1 Oil and Gas -- 2.1.1 Lithological and Facial Characteristics, Porosity, and Permeability of Meso-Cenozoic Deposits -- 2.1.2 Productive Series (PS) and Its Lithofacial Types -- 2.1.3 Geochemistry of Organic Matter and Hydrocarbon Fluids and Simulation of Oil and Gas Formation Processes -- 2.1.3.1 Geochemical Characteristic of Organic Matter in the Meso-Cenozoic Sediments -- 2.1.3.2 Geochemistry of Azerbaijan Oils -- 2.1.3.3 Maturation Degree of Oils from Heterochronous Reservoirs of the South Caspian Mega Depression -- 2.1.3.4 Geochemistry of Hydrocarbon Gases -- Hydrocarbon Gases of Oil and Gas Fields -- Carbon and Hydrogen Isotope Composition in Azerbaijan Gases -- Basin Modeling. , 2.1.4 Thermobaric Conditions and Hydrochemical Characteristics of Oil- and Gas-Bearing Complexes -- 2.1.4.1 Baric Conditions -- 2.1.4.2 Geothermal Conditions -- 2.1.5 Oil- and Gas-Bearing Capacity of Azerbaijan Sedimentary Sequences -- 2.1.6 Assessment of Resources for Various Azerbaijan Stratigraphic Complexes -- 2.1.7 Development Outlook of Oil and Gas Extraction in Azerbaijan -- 2.2 Hard Economic Minerals -- 2.2.1 Metallic Minerals -- 2.2.1.1 Iron -- 2.2.1.2 Magnetite Skarns -- 2.2.1.3 Hematite Ore -- 2.2.1.4 Magnetite-Bearing Sands -- 2.2.1.5 Chromites -- 2.2.1.6 Manganese -- 2.2.2 Non-ferrous and Light Metals -- 2.2.2.1 Lead and Zinc -- 2.2.2.2 Cobalt -- 2.2.2.3 Molybdenum -- 2.2.2.4 Alunites -- 2.2.2.5 Bauxites -- 2.2.2.6 Copper -- 2.2.2.7 Tungsten -- 2.2.3 Gold -- 2.2.4 Non-metallic Minerals -- 2.2.4.1 Chemical Raw Materials -- Sulfuric Pyrite -- Phosphorites -- Barite -- Zeolites -- Mineral Pigments -- References -- 3 Petrophysical Support of Geophysical Studies -- 3.1 Use of Geological Data -- 3.2 Use of Petrophysical Data -- 3.2.1 Analysis of Some Paleomagnetic Parameters -- 3.2.2 Results of Some Regional Paleomagnetic Examinations -- 3.2.3 Analysis of Other Physical Parameters -- 3.3 The Formation of an Indicator Space -- 3.4 Common Characteristics of Petrophysical Boundaries and Geological Associations -- References -- 4 Regional Geophysical-Geological Zonation -- 4.1Development of New Geophysical Maps (Cross Sections) -- 4.1.1 Gravity Field -- 4.1.2 Remote Sensing -- 4.1.3 Thermal Field -- 4.1.4 Radioactivity -- 4.1.5 Paleomagnetic Analysis -- 4.1.6 Deep Seismic Sounding Reinterpretation -- 4.2Qualitative and Semiquantitative Analysis of Geophysical Data -- 4.2.1 Magnetic Data Analysis -- 4.2.2 Gravity Data Analysis -- 4.2.3 Thermal Data Analysis -- 4.2.4 Topography Data Analysis -- 4.3Quantitative Analysis and Regioning. , 4.4Compilation of Final Geophysical-Geological Maps -- References -- 5 Deep Structure of Azerbaijan Derived from Combined Geophysical-Geological Analysis -- 5.1& -- !emsp -- Brief Geological-Geophysical Background -- 5.2& -- !emsp -- Azerbaijan: Land -- 5.2.1 Seismic Data Analysis -- 5.2.1.1 Deep Seismic Sounding -- 5.2.1.2 Seismotomography of the Azerbaijanian Earth's Crust -- 5.2.2 Thermal Data Analysis -- 5.2.3 Magnetotelluric Data Analysis -- 5.2.4 Gravity Data Analysis -- 5.2.4.1 Physical-Geological Model Along the Profile Masally-Poilu -- 5.2.4.2 Physical-Geological Model Along the Profile Agjabedi-Zardab-Mususli-Karamaryam -- 5.2.5 Combined Gravity-Magnetic Analysis -- 5.2.5.1 Preferences of Integrated Interpretation -- 5.2.5.2 Short Description of the Employed Algorithm -- 5.2.5.3 Description of Interpretation Methodology -- 5.2.5.4 Application of 3D Combined Gravity-Magnetic Field Modeling in Azerbaijan (Land) -- 5.3& -- !emsp -- Azerbaijan: South Caspian Basin -- 5.3.1 Seismic Data Analysis -- 5.3.2 Gravity Field Analysis -- 5.3.3 Magnetic Field Analysis -- 5.3.4 Thermal Field Analysis -- References -- 6 Geodynamics and Seismology -- 6.1Seismicity of Azerbaijan Territory -- 6.1.1 A Brief Background -- 6.1.2 Seismic Regioning of Azerbaijan -- 6.1.3 Repeatability of Earthquakes -- 6.1.4 Map of Activity A10 and Maximal Possible Magnitude of Earthquakes -- 6.1.5 Analysis of Stress State of the Earth's Crust in Azerbaijan and Surrounding Regions -- 6.2Role of GPS Measurements in Seismological Studying in Azerbaijan -- 6.2.1 Combined Azerbaijan-US Investigations: A Short Background -- 6.2.2 Tectonic Setting of the Caucasus Mountains -- 6.2.3 Tectonics of the Africa-Arabia-Eurasia Plate System and GPS -- 6.2.4 Estimating Surface Motions from GPS Observations -- 6.2.5 Present-Day Arabia-Eurasia Continental Collision. , 6.2.6 Deformation of the Greater and Lesser Caucasus -- 6.2.7 Geometry of the Eastern GCFTB -- 6.2.8 Implications for Earthquake Hazards in Azerbaijan -- 6.2.9 Deformation and Possible Strain Accumulation Along the Main Caucasus Thrust Fault -- 6.3Analysis of Earth's Gravity Time Series in Sheki Gravity Station in Azerbaijan -- 6.3.1 Short Background -- 6.3.2 Tidal Parameters: Results of Field Investigations and Data Processing -- 6.3.3 Power Spectrum Analysis and Multifractal Detrended Fuctuation Analysis of the Earth's Gravity Time Series in Azerbaijan -- 6.3.4 Main Obtained Results -- 6.4Investigations of Non-tidal Gravity Variations in the Absheron Geodynamic Polygon -- 6.5Magnetic Field Analysis and Seismological Monitoring -- 6.6VLF Field Investigation for Forecasting Dangerous Geodynamic Events at a Depth -- 6.7Temperature Precursors of Dangerous Geodynamic Effects -- 6.8Earthquakes as a Strongly Nonlinear Event -- References -- 7 Oil and Gas Geophysics -- 7.1 The Kur Depression -- 7.1.1 Seismics -- 7.1.2 Gravity -- 7.1.2.1 Gravity Field Transformations -- 7.1.3 Magnetics -- 7.1.3.1 Magnetic Field Transformations -- 7.1.3.2 Magnetic Field Modeling -- 7.1.4 Temperature -- 7.1.4.1 Analysis of Temperature in Wells -- 7.1.4.2 Near-Surface Temperature Survey -- 7.1.5 Radiometric Survey -- 7.1.6 Borehole Logging -- 7.1.7 Remote Sensing -- 7.1.8 Integrated Analysis -- 7.2 Gusar-Devechi Basin -- 7.2.1 Integrated Analysis -- 7.3 South Caspian Basin -- 7.3.1 Seismic Data Analysis -- 7.3.2 Gravity Field Analysis -- 7.3.3 Magnetic Field Analysis -- 7.3.4 Temperature Field Analysis -- 7.3.4.1 Regional Thermal Analysis -- 7.3.4.2 Near-bottom Temperature Survey -- 7.3.5 Integrated Analysis -- References -- 8 Mining Geophysics -- 8.1 Borehole Logging in Mining Wells -- 8.2 Azerbaijanian Part of the Greater Caucasus. , 8.2.1 Physical-Geological Models of Ore Deposits -- 8.2.2 Physical-Geological Models of a & -- !blank -- Pyrite-Polymetallic Deposit of the Filizchay Type -- 8.2.3 Gravity -- 8.2.4 Induced Polarization -- 8.2.5 VLF -- 8.2.6 Near-Surface Temperature Survey -- 8.2.7 Self-potential Survey -- 8.2.8 Magnetic Survey -- 8.2.9 Electromagnetic Methods -- 8.2.10 Integrated Analysis -- 8.3 Azerbaijanian Part of the Lesser Caucasus -- 8.3.1 Self-potential Survey -- 8.3.2 Physical-Geological Model of the Copper-Pyrite Deposit of the Lesser Caucasian Type -- 8.3.3 Gravity -- 8.3.4 Magnetic Survey -- 8.3.5 Induced Polarization -- 8.3.6 VLF -- 8.3.7 Near-Surface Temperature Survey -- 8.3.8 Electric and Electromagnetic Methods -- 8.3.9 Conventional Integrated Analysis -- 8.3.10 Integrated Analysis of the Basis of PGM -- 8.4 Underground Geophysics -- 8.4.1 Gravity -- 8.4.2 VLF -- 8.4.3 Temperature Survey -- 8.4.4 Self-potential Survey -- 8.4.5 Examples of Integrated Underground Observations -- 8.4.6 Seismic Methods -- 8.5 Further Perspectives of Mining Geophysics in Azerbaijan -- 8.5.1 Development of Azerbaijan Mining Geophysics Database -- 8.5.2 ROV Geophysical Surveys for the Delineation of New Ore Deposits -- 8.5.3 Geophysical-Geological Examination of Old Azerbaijanian Mine Spoils -- References -- 9 Engineering, Environmental, and Archaeological Geophysics -- 9.1 Engineering Geophysics -- 9.1.1 Monitoring of Oil and Gas Pipelines -- 9.1.2 Investigation and Monitoring of Dams -- 9.1.3 Investigation of Rockslide -- 9.2 Environmental Geophysics -- 9.2.1 Radioactive Monitoring -- 9.2.2 Geophysical Investigation of Mud Volcanoes -- 9.2.2.1 Gravity -- 9.2.2.2 Resistivity -- 9.2.2.3 Magnetics -- 9.2.2.4 Radioactivity -- 9.2.2.5 Seismics -- 9.2.2.6 Thermal Field -- 9.2.2.7 Remote Sensing: GPS, DInSAR and Landsat. , 9.2.2.8 Association of Mud Volcanism with Geodynamic and Extraterrestrial Factors.