The Vendian System: Vol.2 Regional Geology

1 Vendian of the East European Platform.- 1 Lower Vendian.- 2 Upper Vendian.- 2 Key Section of the Vendian in Podolia.- 1 Volyn Series.- 1.1 Grushka Formation.- 2 Mogilev-Podolsky Series.- 2.1 Mogilev Formation.- 2.2 Yaryshev Formation.- 2.3 Nagoryany Formation.- 3 Kanilovka Series.- 3.1 Danilovka Formation.- 3.2 Zharnovka Formation.- 3.3 Krushanovka Formation.- 3.4 Studenitsa Formation.- 3 Vendian of the South-Eastern White Sea Area.- 4 Vendian of the Urals.- 1 South Urals.- 2 Central Urals.- 3 North Urals.- 4 Conclusions.- 5 Vendian of the Siberian Platform.- 1 Description of the Yudoma Complex Sections of the Siberian Platform and Their Correlation.- 1.1 Northern and Eastern Siberian Platform.- 1.1.1 Uchur-Maya Area.- 1.1.2 Anabar Massif.- 1.1.3 Olenek Uplift.- 1.1.4 Kharaulakh Mountains.- 1.1.5 Aldan Massif.- 1.1.6 Conclusions.- 1.2 South Facies Province.- 1.2.1 Patom Trough.- 1.2.2 Baikal Trough.- 1.3 West Prisayan Facies Province.- 1.3.1 Prisayan Area at Biryusa.- 1.3.2 Yenisei Range.- 1.3.3 Turukhansk Uplift.- 1.3.4 Igarka Uplift.- 2 Interior Province of the Siberian Platform.- 3 Correlation of Regional Stratigraphic Schemes.- 4 Yudomian: Vendian of Siberia.- 6 Isotope Geochronology for the Vendian of the USSR.- 7 Laplandian Glacial Horizon and Its Equivalents.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Europe: Typ Area of the Laplandian Horizon.- 2.1 Main Sections of the Laplandian Horizon.- 2.2 Succession of the Laplandian Horizon.- 2.3 Recent Distribution of the Laplandian Glacial Deposits.- 2.4 Stratigraphic Position of the Laplandian Horizon.- 2.5 Age of the Laplandian Horizon.- 3 Stratigraphic Equivalents of the Laplandian Horizon in Other Parts of the World.- 4 Problem of Diachroneity of Glacial Horizons.- 5 Some Aspects of Geological History Related to the Laplandian Glacial Period.- 6 Conclusion.- 8 The Vendian System: Historical-Geological and Paleontological Substantiation.- 1 Boundaries of the Vendian System.- 1.1 Upper Boundary of the Vendian.- 1.2 Lower Boundary of the Vendian.- 2 Vendian Biota.- 3 Vendian Subdivision and Correlation.- 4 Position of the Vendian System in the Stratigrahic Scale.- References.