Adamiya, Sh. A. Pre-Jurassic Formations of the Caucasus (Doyurskiye obrazovaniya Kavkaza), 1968. In Russian.

Ш. А. Адамия. Доюрские образования Кавказа.
Редактор М. М. Рубинштейн. Академия наук Грузинской ССР. Геологический институт.
Тбилиси: Мецниереба, 1968.
296 с. : ил. + [2] вкл. л. ил. ; 25 см. Тираж 1000 экз. Твердый издательский переплет.
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Sh. A. Adamiya.
Pre-Jurassic Formations of the Caucasus (Doyurskiye obrazovaniya Kavkaza).
Editor M. M. Rubinshtein. Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR. Geological Institute.
Tbilisi: Metsniereba, 1968.
296 pp. : illus. + [2] suppl. sheets ; 25 cm. Edition of 1000 copies. Publisher's hardcover.

This 1968 fundamental geological study by Shota Alexandrovich Adamiya remains a cornerstone of Caucasian lithology and stratigraphy. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of the crystalline basement and Paleozoic sequences of the Caucasus mountain system, including the arrangement of exhaustive petrographic analyses and tectonic reconstructions. Adamiya, a leading figure in Soviet and Georgian geological science, meticulously examines the metamorphic and igneous complexes that predate the Jurassic period, offering critical insights into the early stages of the Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt's development.  As a vital primary source, this volume documents the extensive field research and geochemical data compiled by the Geological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR during the peak of Soviet earth sciences. The book features detailed cross-sections and fold-out maps that illustrate the complex structural relationships of the Transcaucasian massif. With a very limited print run of only 1,000 copies, this hardcover edition is a significant bibliographical rarity for geologists, researchers of Caucasian tectonics, and collectors of specialized scientific literature on the Earth's crustal evolution.