Laboratory of Geochronology and Geodynamics

• We have described geochronological correlation between ore-producing ultrabasite-basite complexes of suture zones, alkaline and granitoid associations of the Central Asian fold belt and estimated their mineralogical potential.
• Preliminary models of polychronic alkaline basite magmatism in Northern and Central Asia.
• Our researchers have described the principles of the correlation between geological events and transformation of the climate and the organic world.
• We have determined a concept of comparison of different isotope geochemical systems for diagnostics of age and sources of substance in rock mineral association.
• Our researchers have evaluated potential impact of formation of large igneous provinces on changes in the organic world of the Earth.
• Preliminary criteria of mineralization have been developed as well as recommendations for Russian and foreign companies in the field of subsurface resources management.

Education and career development:

• One candidate dissertation has been defended.
• We have introduced the following general training programs to the curriculum of the Tomsk State University (lecturer – Richard Everett Ernst): «Introduction to large igneous provinces», «Global geological and climate change and their relation to large igneous provinces», «Large igneous provinces – petrological implications», «Large igneous provinces of terrestrial planets».

Organizational and structural changes:

• A new laboratory of geochronology and geodynamics has been created to investigate geological object of the Siberian region.
• A unique analytical laboratory which has no analogues in Russia in terms of competences (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, equipped with an Agilent 7900 double quadrupole, a Teledyne CETAC Analyte Excite 193 nm excimer laser ablation system with HelEx cell).

Collaborations:

• University of Washington (USA): joint research (sponsored by a Russian Science Foundation grant for 2018–2020)
• University of Salamanca (Spain): joint research (results of research in alkaline magnetism and HP-metamorphism have been compiled and published)
• China University of Geosciences (China PR): joint research and publications
• University of California (USA): joint scientific events, internships of members of the academic staff of the laboratory in setting analytical methodologies
• V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy of the Siberian Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences: joint research, internships of academic staff members, preparing collaborative publications, conducting the 4th International conference «Correlation between the Altaides and Uralides: deep structure of the lithosphere, stratigraphy, magnetism, metamorphism, geodynamics and metallogeny» (Novosibirsk, 2018)