UDC 556.04(51)
https://doi.org/10.26516/2541-9641.2025.2.69
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Expanding Seismicity and Paragenetic Variations in Groundwater Composition in the Baikal Rift System in 2020-2025: Current State Assessment of the Earth's Crust
S.V. Rasskazov1,2, E.P. Chebykin1,3, A.M. Ilyasova1, S.V. Snopkov2,4, I.S. Chuvashova1
1Institute of Earth Crust SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
2Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia
3Limnological Institute, SB RAS, Irkutsk, Russia
4Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Irkutsk, Russia
Abstract.
Keywords: groundwater, monitoring, Na/Li geothermometer, 234U/238U, Cherdyntsev-Chalov effect, earthquake, Baikal
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Rasskazov Sergei Vasilevich,
doctor of geological and mineralogical sciences, professor,
664025, Irkutsk, st. Lenina, 3,
Irkutsk State University, Faculty of Geology,
Head of Dynamic Geology Char,
664033, Irkutsk, st. Lermontova, 128,
Institute of the Earth's Crust SB RAS,
Head of the Laboratory for Isotopic and Geochronological Studies,
tel.: (3952) 51–16–59,
email: rassk@crust.irk.ru
Chebykin Eugene Pavlovich,
Candidate of Chemical Sciences,
664033, Irkutsk, st. Lermontova, 128,
Institute of the Earth's Crust SB RAS,
664033, Irkutsk, st. Ulan-Batorskaya, 3,
Limnological Institute SB RAS,
Senior Researcher,
еmail: epcheb@yandex.ru
Ilyasova Aigul Maratovna,
candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences,
664033, Irkutsk, Lermontova st., 128,
Institute of the Earth's Crust SB RAS,
Leading Engineer,
еmail: ila@crust.irk.ru
Snopkov Sergei Viktorovich,
Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences,
664003, Irkutsk, Lenin st., 3,
Irkutsk State University, Faculty of Geology,
Associate Professor,
664074, Irkutsk, Kurchatov st., 3,
Siberian School of Geosciences, Irkutsk National Research Technical University,
Leading Researcher,
email: snopkov_serg@mail.ru.
Chuvashova Irina Sergeevna,
candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences,
664033, Irkutsk, st. Lermontova, 128,
Institute of the Earth's Crust SB RAS,
Senior Researcher,
tel.: (3952) 51–16–59,
еmail: chuvashova@crust.irk.ru
Article received: 01.06.2025; corrected: 11.06.2025; accepted: 20.06.2025.
FOR CITATION: Rasskazov S.V., Chebykin E.P., Ilyasova A.M., Snopkov S.V., Chuvashova I.S. Expanding Seismicity and Paragenetic Variations in Groundwater Composition in the Baikal Rift System in 2020-2025: assessment of the current state of the Earth's crust // Geology and Environment. 2025. Vol. 5, No. 2. P. 69–123. DOI 10.26516/2541-9641.2025.2.69. EDN: NERQEE
