Tholeiitic and alkaline magmatism related to extensional setting (Gondwana and Rodinia break-up); genesis of large igneous Provinces; mantle xenoliths; archaeometry.

Ongoing activities

• Genesis of the Mesozoic/Cenozoic magmatism of Southern Mongolia;
• The Late Proterozoic magmatism of S.Francisco-Congo craton related to the Rodinia break-up;
• The evolution of the sub-lithospheric mantle under the South American Platform from Early Proterozoic to Cenozoic;
• The Triassic magmatism of the Alps and the Adria plate;
• The Central Atlantic Magmatic Province and its implications in the Triassic-Jurassic boundary mass extinction;
• The evolution of the Parana Magmatic province;
• The magmatic evolution of S. Jorge Island (Azore islands);
• Mantle xenoliths from different geodynamical setting;
• Archaeometry.