sediments between Paleogene and Miocene epoch. The ShamakhiGobustan region
occupies a large area of the Greater Caucasus southeastern subsidence and is
characterized by the most widespread occurrence of mud volcanoes. There are 120 mud
volcanoes in the region. The region is also known as a widespread zone of surface
manifestations of oil shale. Eruption of mud volcanoes finishes with emission of products at a …