Garnet chronologyGarnet chronology enables dating of the most important petrological indicator mineral in the lithosphere. We perform garnet Lu-Hf chronology as part of the PCIGR analytical infrastructure. The method is available on request
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Subduction processesHigh-pressure rocks record deformation, fluid flow and mineral reactions in subducted plates. We employ optical (SEM), chemical (EPMA, ICPMS) and isotope analyses (MC-ICPMS, TIMS) to investigate these processes.
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The early lithosphereHow did the early continental crust and mantle form, and what were its tectonics? We study these topics by subjecting ancient rocks from the world over to in-situ U-Pb chronology (LA-ICPMS), isotope analysis (LA-MC-ICPMS, SIMS).
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Tectono-metamorphismThe evolution of continents and collisional orogens is written in rocks exhumed or erupted from the deep crust. To uncover the history of these rocks, we use multi-method chronology, micro-structural analysis, and metamorphic petrology.
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