This project is in collaboration with the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (hereinafter referred to as XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),  Ürümqi, China

Awarded funds:

"Targeted Exploration of Lithium-bearing Pegmatites in the Western Kunlun Region: insight from the host rock deformation and petrochronology" was funded for a funding amount of RMB 80000 in collaboration with Dr. Nuerkanati Madayipu.

Fellowship from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. The fellowship was granted under funding number 2025M780447.

This study focuses on the Aketasi granite pegmatite-type lithium (beryllium) deposit and its host rocks in the Dahongliutan area of the Western Kunlun Mountains. The project emphasises the geometric, kinematic and overprinting relationships between lithium-rich pegmatites and their host rocks, and systematically investigates the deformation mechanisms, metamorphic conditions and spatial-temporal evolution of the host rocks. Through the integration of field investigations, petrographic and mineralogical studies, in situ microanalytical geochronology and thermodynamic modelling, the research will seek to elucidate the processes and mechanisms of mineralisation. Ultimately, a set of tectono-metamorphic discriminant indicators will be developed to provide a robust scientific basis for exploring similar metallogenic systems in the Western Kunlun and worldwide.