“…From a geological point of view, the study area belongs to the so-called Rudny Altai, which is a southwestern domain in the Altai, distinguished by relatively low elevations From a geological point of view, the study area belongs to the so-called Rudny Altai, which is a southwestern domain in the Altai, distinguished by relatively low elevations (<2000 m and often <1000 m) and richness in geological resources. Information about the Rudny Altai can be found, particularly, in works by Chernyshev et al [38], Gorzhevsky and Yakovlev [39], Kozlov [40], Mesentseva [41], Obut and Shcherbanenko [42], Saraev et al [43], Sekerina and Egorov [44], and Seravkin and Kosarev [45]. The study area is dominated by Middle-Upper Devonian volcanosedimentary deposits with a total thickness of 3500 m (Figure 2).…”