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Contents Marine Geology Volume 142, 1997 Special Issue: Results and Prospects from the joint USSR Australia USA PNC Geological Study of the Manus Basin during the 21st Cruise of the R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh. Edited by K.A.W. Crook, A.P. Lisitzin and I.A. Borissova Dedication to Lev Pavlovich Zonenshain (1929-1992) K.A.W. Crook International scientific planning of the 21st cruise of R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh and publication of its results: an introduction to the Special Volume K.A.W. Crook Hydrological and geochemical anomalies associated with hydrothermal activity in SW Pacific marginal and back- arc basins A.P. Lisitzin, V.N. Lukashin, V.V. Gordeev, T.F. McConachy, $.D. Scott and V.P. Shevchenko Bacterial chemosynthesis and methanotrophy in the Manus and Lau basins ecosystems A.Yu. Lein, N.V. Pimenov and V.F. Galchenko Geochemistry of basalts from the western Woodlark, Lau and Manus basins: implications for their petrogenesis and source rock compositions S.I. Dril, M.I. Kuzmin, S.S. Tsipukova and L.P. Zonenshain Geophysical and morpho-tectonic study of the transition between seafloor spreading and continental rifting western Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea V. Benes, N. Bocharova, E. Popov, $.D. Scott and L. Zonenshain Low-temperature hydrothermal deposits of Franklin Seamount, Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea Yu.A. Bogdanov, A.P. Lisitzin, R.A. Binns, A.I]. Gorshkov, E.G. Gurvich, V.A. Dritz, G.A Dubinina, O.Yu. Bogdanova, A.V. Sivkov and V.M. Kuptsov Precious metals in barite—silica chimneys from Franklin Seamount, Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea R.A. Binns, J.M. Parr, J.B. Gemmell, D.J. Whitford and J.A. Dean Sediments of the active rift zone in the western Woodlark Basin and the development of hydrothermal and volcanic activity Yu.A. Bogdanov, E.G. Gurvich, A.P. Lisitzin, V.V. Serova and Z.N. Gorbunova .............cccccccceesseeeeesteeees Late Quaternary palaeoceanography of the western Woodlark Basin (Solomon Sea) and Manus Basin ( Bismarck Sea), Papua New Guinea, from planktic foraminifera and radiocarbon dating M.S. Barash and V.M. Kuptsov Late Quaternary diatom assemblages and their stratigraphic significance, western Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea V.V. Mukhina Megafauna associated with hydrothermal vents in the Manus Back-Arc Basin (Bismark Sea) S.V. Galkin 197 The Manus Spreading Center near 3°22’S and the Worm Garden hydrothermal site: results of Mir2 submersible dive 15 Pe ERM ee ccd eicer cata es eee Creat aca ya reed LEE RULE TER Etat ea ioe rata 207