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the Cosmochemistry Laboratory, established in 1965, now headed by A. K.
Lavrukhina, Professor and D. Chem. S. and studies the formation
(nucleosynthesis) and the evolution of matter;
the Geochemistry of the Planets Laboratory, begun in 1961 and now headed by
Professor Iurii A. Surkov, D. PM. S. develops experimental methods and
equipment for interplanetary probes intended for the investigation of the
composition, structure and properties of matter of the moon, planets and
interplanetary space;
the Comparative Planetology Laboratory, organized in 1967 and headed by A. T.
Bazilevskii, C. Geo. S. studies the structure, geological history, composition and
formation of the planets of the solar system;
the Meteoritics Laboratory, established in 1979 and originally headed by E. L.
Krinov (deceased), D. Geo. & Min. S., was incorporated into the institute in 1979
and investigates the composition, the structure and characteristics of meteorites, the
conditions of their entry into the atmosphere, and their interaction with the earth’s
surface;
the Magmatogene Processes Laboratory, organized in 1953, headed by N. I.
Khitarov, associate member of the AN SSSR is engaged in investigating the
physico-chemical principles of the geochemistry of abyssal processes;
the Geochemistry of Magmatic and Metamorphic Rocks Laboratory, started in
1953 and headed now by L. V. Dmitriev, D. Geo. & Min. S. studies the physicochemical
and geochemical characteristics of magmatic processes in colossal
structures of the mantle and the lithosphere;
the Geochemistry of Alkaline Rocks Laboratory, set up in 1980 and headed by L.
N. , D. Geo. & Min. S. researches the origin, evolution and differentiation of
alkaline magmas, the behavior of such volatile components as water, carbon
dioxide, sulfur, fluorine and chlorine in mantle and alkaline magmas;
the Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Formation Laboratory was organized
in 1954 and has been headed since 1978 by R. P. Rafalskii, D. Geo. & Min. S.
investigates the conditions of the formation of hydrothermal ore deposits;
the Geochemistry of Rare Elements Laboratory, organized in 1965 and headed by
Professor G. B. Naumov, D. Geo. & Min. S. studies the conditions of the transfer
and concentration of elements in hydrothermal processes on the basis of data on
thermodynamic parameters of natural bodies and through the use of physicochemical
simulation;
the Theoretical Principles of Applied Geochemistry Laboratory, founded in
1973 and headed by V. L. Barsukov, associate member of the AN SSSR and
Director of the Institute researches the geochemistry of ore elements, gaseous and
dissolved compounds in hydrothermal solutions, and the physico-chemical analysis
of hydrothermal processes with a view to identifying methods of prospecting and
deposit evaluation;
the Geochemistry of Sedimentary Rocks Laboratory, founded in 1950 and
headed by A. B. Ronov, associate member of the AN SSSR studies the evolution
of geochemistry of sedimentation processes on the Earth by using quantitative data
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