Major Research Orientations

The researches carried out in the laboratory are mainly focused on the following three aspects:

1. Study of distribution of mineral deposits, ore geneses and mineral exploration, in particular for those metal resources that are urgently needed or are most abundant in China. Currently our research emphases are on geo-fluids and the large-scale mineralization and formation of giant ore deposits.
2. Study of composition, structure, and evolution of the Earth related to mineralization. Current research emphases are on the crust-mantle evolution and petrogenesis of granite and volcanic rocks, in particular in south China and its surrounding areas.
3. Study of the Earth's geo-sphere evolution and interaction, with emphasis on the geological events and global environmental changes and their affects in the formation of mineral resources in the Earth history.

In addition, many other multiple discipline research activities are also carried out by staffs of the laboratory, such as loess geochemical study, mining pollution, marine geochemistry, geomicrobiology, and mineral material sciences.