Active research involves: (1) genesis of hydrothermal ore deposits; (2) geochemistry and mineral chemistry of mineral deposits with special focus on metamorphosed, precious metal-bearing hydrothermal deposits; (3) mineralogy and mineral textures of ore minerals and silicates; (4) use of micro-analytical techniques (SEM, EPMA, (LA-)ICP-MS, SIMS) for mineralogical and metallurgical applications in research and industry; and (5) application of geochemical and mineral data in order to constrain the genesis of mineral deposits and to give indications for their tectonic setting.
