Basic research in the fields of mineral- and petrogenesis, formation of mineral deposits, isotope, organic and environmental geochemistry. Researches of magmatic, sedimentary and metamorphic rock-forming processes aim at the better understanding of the lithosphere and the geological evolution of the Earth’s crust in Hungary and in its wider environment. Geochemical processes of formation and accumulation of certain raw materials (hydrocarbons, subsurface waters as well as ore and other mineral deposits) are also investigated. In the field of environmental science, geochemical processes proceeding in certain geospheres and at their boundaries are studied in order to constrain geochemical cycles of certain bioessential and toxic elements, with special emphasis to protection of soils, subsurface water resources and cultural heritage.