Scientific Sections
-Mineralogy, petrology of kimberlites and genesis of diamond (N.V. Sobolev)
- Diamond deposits: location, forecasting and prospecting (N.V. Sobolev, N.P. Pokhilenko)
- Metamorphic mineralogy and petrology (V.V. Reverdatto, V.S. Shatsky)
- Experimental mineralogy, petrology and crystal growth (Yu.N.Palyanov)
- Geophysics and geodynamics (N.L. Dobretsov, S.V .Sobolev)
- Petrology and geochemistry of mantle magmatism (A.V. Sobolev)