Geochemistry Divisions

BASED ON GEOLOGICAL OBJECTS OF INVESTIGATION

Lithogeochemistry: geochemistry of the Earth's solid crust

• petrochemistry - main components of rocks
• pedogeochemistry - chemistry of soils
• mineral chemistry - main and trace metals of the minerals

Hydrogeochemistry: geochemistry of waters (surface and ground)

Biogeochemistry: geochemistry of the living matter (organic geochemistry) including their fossil products

Atmogeochemistry: geochemistry of gases, especially of the atmosphere

Cosmochemistry: chemistry of the extraterrestrial matter

BASED ON SPECIFIC POINTS OF VIEW SUCH AS METHODS AND APPLICATIONS

Isotope geochemistry: geochemical applications of isotope chemistry - natural variations in isotopic distribution

Physical geochemistry: physico-chemical applications, especially experimental determination of equilibrium between mineral phases and solutions

Geochemistry of trace elements: distribution in minerals, in rocks, in crystal-chemical and genetic problems, practical utilization of trace elements

Regional geochemistry: regional units, especially Clarke-values,  geochemical  provinces, petrochemical and deposit provinces

Exploration geochemistry: also called geochemical prospecting, is the practical application of theoretical geochemical principles to mineral exploration

Historical geochemistry:  geochemical laws vs. geologic history of the Earth

Environmental geochemistry: the principles of geochemistry as applied to the study of sources, distribution and dispersion of elements in the environment