By means of mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, sedimentology, geodesy and tectonics, the Division of Lithosphere Evolution is devoted to the study of the framework of plate tectonics and geodynamics. The areas it studies include the material composition, texture and structure, and deformation and metamorphic history of the continental lithosphere; the destruction and reconstruction of the lithospheric mantle and lower crust; the thermal structures and tectono-thermal evolution of the lithosphere; the chemical-physical properties and geochemical behavior of geofluids, minerals, and rocks in the internal Earth; and the evolution and geodynamic background of the orogenic belts and sedimentary basins. The division’s goal is to use the results of its research to forward social sustainable development.

Head of Division:  Prof. Li Xianhua
Deputy Head of Division:  Prof. Lin Wei

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Division of Lithosphere Evolution consists of six subject groups:

• Groups 1:Mantle Geochemistry
• Groups 2:Chemical Geodynamics
• Groups 3:Precambrian Geology
• Groups 4:High to Ultrahigh Pressure Metamorphism
• Groups 5:Sedimentology and Structural Geology
• Groups 6:Thermal Structure and Tectono-thermal Evolution