1. The arrow of time at the early stages of biosphere evolution. Determinism and pluralism

   • L. A. Gribov
   • V. I. Baranov
   • I. V. Mikhailov

   OriginalPaper 04 May 2012 Pages: 393 - 408

2. Physicochemical crystallization conditions of Al-F sphene in metasomatic rocks with ore mineralization at the Berezitovoe Deposit

   • O. V. Avchenko
   • A. S. Vakh
   • O. I. Sharova

   OriginalPaper 04 May 2012 Pages: 409 - 424

3. Modeling of catagenetic transformation of organic matter from a Riphean mudstone in hydrous pyrolysis experiments: Biomarker data

   • V. N. Melenevskii

   OriginalPaper 04 May 2012 Pages: 425 - 436

4. Humic acids in brown coals from the southern Russian Far East: General characteristics and interactions with precious metals

   • V. A. Avramenko
   • S. Yu. Bratskaya
   • S. I. Ivannikov

   OriginalPaper 04 May 2012 Pages: 437 - 446

5. Determination of point of zero charge of PILCS with single and mixed oxide pillars prepared from Tunisian-smectite

   • S. Arfaoui
   • N. Hamdi
   • E. Srasra

   OriginalPaper 04 May 2012 Pages: 447 - 454

6. Isotopic and hydrochemical data to restrict the origin of the groundwater in the Badain Jaran Desert, Northern China

   • J. S. Chen
   • X. X. Sun
   • Z. G. Su

   OriginalPaper 04 May 2012 Pages: 455 - 465

7. Geochemical structure of the Kivakka layered olivinite-norite-gabbronorite intrusion, northern Karelia: Distribution of lithophile minor elements

   • A. A. Yaroshevskii
   • V. A. Veis
   • D. A. Bychkov

   Short Communications 04 May 2012 Pages: 466 - 475

8. Distribution and origin of petroleum hydrocarbons in Pichavaram mangrove swamp along Tamilnadu coast, Bay of Bengal, India

   • R. Venkatachalapathy
   • S. Veerasingam
   • V. Rajeswari

   Short Communications 04 May 2012 Pages: 476 - 480