geochemist
Earth composition scientist
A geochemist is a scientist who studies the chemical composition and processes of the Earth and other planetary bodies.
The field applies chemistry to geological questions—analyzing rocks, minerals, water, and soil to understand everything from volcanic activity to groundwater contamination: The geochemist traced the pollution to an abandoned mine.
Study of crustal deformation
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- volcanismSubterranean magma expulsion process
- seismicityEarthquake frequency measure
- orogenyGeological mountain formation
weathering · erosion · strata · geomorphology · paleoclimate · biogeochemistry · mantle · crust
Study of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- carbon-datingIsotope-based age measurement
- thermodynamicsScience of heat-energy relationships
kinetics · laboratory · fieldwork · calibration · precision · contamination · standards · replicates
Silicon-oxygen bonded minerals
- carbonatesDissolves CO2 into liquid
- oxidesOxygen-bonded compounds
- sulfidesCompounds with element sixteen
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
feldspar · mica · calcite · pyrite · galena · hematite · magnetite · crystallography
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- migrationMovement to new territory
drilling · porosity · permeability · exploration · refining
Suspended particles in gas
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- paleoclimatologyStudy of prehistoric climates
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
Scientific study of seas
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- bathymetrySubaqueous topographical measurement
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
tectonics
Study of crustal deformation
- lithosphereCrust plus upper mantle
- volcanismSubterranean magma expulsion process
- seismicityEarthquake frequency measure
orogeny · weathering · erosion · strata · geomorphology · paleoclimate · biogeochemistry · mantle · crust · magma
spectroscopy
Study of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- carbon-datingIsotope-based age measurement
thermodynamics · kinetics · laboratory · fieldwork · calibration · precision · contamination · standards · replicates · quantification
silicates
Silicon-oxygen bonded minerals
- carbonatesDissolves CO2 into liquid
- oxidesOxygen-bonded compounds
- sulfidesCompounds with element sixteen
quartz · feldspar · mica · calcite · pyrite · galena · hematite · magnetite · crystallography · provenance
hydrocarbon
All-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
migration · drilling · porosity · permeability · exploration · refining
aerosols
Suspended particles in gas
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- paleoclimatologyStudy of prehistoric climates
oceanography
Scientific study of seas
- salinityDissolved mineral concentration
- bathymetrySubaqueous topographical measurement
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, archaeologist
- chemistsbiochemist, radiochemist, photochemist, astrochemist, neurochemist
- physical scientistsphysicist, astrophysicist, geophysicist, biophysicist, nuclear physicist
- geoscientistsgeologist, geophysicist, hydrogeologist, mineralogist, petrologist
- environmental scientistsecologist, environmental scientist, climate scientist, marine biologist, wildlife biologist
- weather scientistsmeteorologist, meteorologists, climatologist, climatologists, weather forecaster
geochemistpsychologist
Mental behavior specialist
sociologist · economist · mathematician · theologian · philosopher
- isotope geochemistryStudy of atomic variants in nature