Astronomically-tuned cyclicity in Upper Maeotian deposits of the Zheleznyi Rog section (Taman, Eastern Paratethys) was revealed first time using the methods of cyclostratigraphy. According to the spectral analysis of the data on the magnetic susceptibility of rocks and basing on the peaks of Lomb-Scargle and REDFIT periodograms, cyclicity with a length of 7.1–8.9 m was established in studied deposits. These cycles are comparable with the period of oscillations of the Earth’s axis angle to the plane of its orbit, which corresponds to 41000 years. The data we obtained confirm the idea of the correlation of Upper Maeotian deposits to the greater part of the Chron C3An and duration of the late Maeotian no longer than 700000–750000 years.

The study of the Konkian sediments of the Taman Peninsula revealed that in the clays prevailing in the section there are the two types carbonate beds (benthic microbial and planktonogenic origin)....

The introduction of modern methods for the mathematical processing of geological data is one of the promising areas of study and development in the field of geosciences. For example, today mathematical geology makes it possible to reliably identify astronomical cycles by measuring the scalar magnetic parameters of rocks (magnetic susceptibility). The main aim of this study is to develop a mathematical tool for identifying stable oscillation cycles (periods) in the dataset of the magnetic susceptibility of rocks in a geological section. The author’s method (algorithm) is based on the concept of discrete mathematical analysis—an innovative mathematical approach to the analysis of discrete geological and geophysical data. Its reliability is also demonstrated, by comparison with the results obtained by classical methods: Fourier analysis, Lomb periodogram, and REDFIT. The proposed algorithm was applied by the authors to analyze the material of field geological studies of the Zhelezny Rog section (Taman Peninsula). As a result, stable cycles were determined for the Pontian and Lower Maeotian sedimentary strata of the Black Sea Basin (Paratethys).

The ROSA Project is focused on the investigations of oil and gas industry progress in Russia and other countries. The primary objective is to examine and evaluate data on worldwide hydrocarbon occurrences. Major aim is to construct a comprehensive map of the allocation of oil and gas fields with large reserves for further analogy estimation and reconstruction of geological history. The main contribution of this work is the development of a multidimensional and multilevel database and the corresponding GIS Project for visualization. The set of multidisciplinary backgrounds in combination with a spatial algorithmic tools are used as a basis for an analytical study of worldwide hydrocarbon occurrences and estimation establishment of petroleum industry.

The middle Miocene (mainly the Konkian) shallow marine sediments of Eastern Georgia (Eastern Paratethys, Kura basin) have been studied for the first time w