IPGG RAS

Research areas

• stratigraphic division and correlation of the Precambrian;
• tectonics and structural-metamorphic evolution of the early Precambrian continental crust levels;
• lithological and geochemical systematics of Precambrian sedimentary and volcanic formations (lithology, geochemistry, conditions of formation);
• geodynamic typification of igneous rocks based on integrated geochemical, geochronological and isotopic-geochemical studies;
• study of regional geology and deep structure, geodynamics and evolution of the continental crust of the most important Precambrian regions of Russia on the basis of geochronological dating of reference structures to reveal stratotypes of the Archean and Proterozoic;
• development of integrated models for the evolution of the asthenosphere-lithosphere system of ancient shields, investigation of plume-lithospheric interactions in the ancient cratonized regions in the Archean, Early Proterozoic and Paleozoic, evaluation of isotope-geochemical, geochronological and petrological parameters of the mantle processes that led to a change in geodynamic regimes during the evolution of the continental lithosphere and the role of "plume"- and "plate"-tectonic dynamics of the upper mantle and lithosphere