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The first data on the whole-rock chemical composition of Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous sedimentary rocks cropping out in the Soloni–Umal’ta river interfluve (Bureya sedimentary basin) are used for revealing the distribution of their rock-forming elements. It is shown that the clastic material originated mostly from acid igneous rocks, while their intermediate varieties, as well as quartz-rich sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, played a subordinate role. It is assumed that the bulk of the clastic material was transported from the west and southwest (Bureya massif) and a smaller share from the east. The most significant differences between the Lower–Middle Jurassic and Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous rocks mark a break in sedimentation.
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Original Russian Text © S.A. Medvedeva, 2016, published in Tikhookeanskaya Geologiya, 2016, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 65–82.
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Medvedeva, S.A. New data on chemical composition of Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the Bureya basin (Far East of Russia). Russ. J. of Pac. Geol. 10, 299–316 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819714016040060
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