geochemistry
noun
geo·chem·is·try
ˌjē-ō-ˈke-mə-strē 
1
: a science that deals with the chemical composition of and chemical changes in the solid matter of the earth or a celestial body (such as the moon)
2
: the related chemical and geologic properties of a substance
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Val Finlayson is an assistant research scientist in high-temperature isotope geochemistry, marine geology and tectonics with the Department of Geology at the University of Maryland.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Using tools from bioinformatics and geochemistry, Lloyd, now at the University of Southern California, makes organisms visible that are doubly beyond our view — in terms of their microscopic size and their hard-to-reach locations.
—Laura Poppick, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Snape presented the findings at the world's premier geochemistry meeting, the Goldschmidt Conference in Prague held between July 6 and July 11.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
The study’s authors, representing the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dickinson College and the University of La Frontera, presented their findings this week at an international geochemistry conference in Prague.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Using tools from bioinformatics and geochemistry, Lloyd, now at the University of Southern California, makes organisms visible that are doubly beyond our view — in terms of their microscopic size and their hard-to-reach locations.
—Laura Poppick, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Snape presented the findings at the world's premier geochemistry meeting, the Goldschmidt Conference in Prague held between July 6 and July 11.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
The study’s authors, representing the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dickinson College and the University of La Frontera, presented their findings this week at an international geochemistry conference in Prague.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
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geochemistry
noun
geo·chem·is·try
ˈjē-ō-ˈkem-ə-strē
: a science that deals with the chemical composition of and chemical changes in the solid material of the earth or of another body (as the moon)
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