title: Clay minerals of the bottom sediments of the Azov — Black Sea basin
abstract: The Azov-Black Sea basin is the eastern part of the Paratethys Ocean, surrounded by unevenaged mountain structures of the Crimea and the Caucasus, adjacent to the continental slope of the Archean Ukrainian crystalline massif, as well as the Anatolian mountain system. By their lithological and petrographic composition, geological structures influence the composition of the rocks covering the abyssal sections of the seabed and its modern surface. Deepwater drilling has passed the section of the bo
journal: Geology and Mineral Resources of World Ocean