Geochemistry and Mineralogy

• Project description
• Mineral and geochemistry facilities used by Geoscience Australia
• Geochemical and mineral databases
• Geochemical applications
• Outcome
• Outputs
• Related links

Project description

Projects in this group seek to refine and develop inorganic geochemical analytical techniques as well as develop and improve systems for storing, managing and transferring geochemical information. Specifically the group seeks to:

• Refine existing techniques for whole rock, mineral, fluid inclusion analyses using XRF, laser ablation and solution ICP-MS, Laser Raman microprobe, XRD and PIMA techniques;
• research new analytical techniques of relevance to the minerals industry;
• continue to develop high quality mass transfer modelling software to determine the products of critical chemical reactions in Australian Mineral Systems;
• develop integrated databases for storing all geochemical data including spectral data; and
• utilise XML technologies for interfacing Geoscience Australia’s geochemical databases and software with those of partners and clients using the Internet.

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Mineral and geochemistry facilities used by Geoscience Australia

• Geochemistry laboratories
• Mineral and fluid inclusion laboratories

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Geochemical and mineral databases

• OZCHEM
• PETROG
• THERMO

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Geochemical applications

• Virtual Centre for Geofluids and Thermodynamic data

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Outcome

• Improved understanding of the geochemistry of the Australian continent through the development of appropriate analytical techniques.

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Outputs

• Analytical services mainly to onshore projects.

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Related links

• Geochemistry and Mineralogy home
• Geochemistry and mineralogy laboratories
• Mineralogical and fluid inclusion facilities
• Virtual centre for geofluids and thermodynamic data
• Fluid inclusion database project
• FreeGs thermodynamic calculator
• OZCHEM National Whole Rock Geochemistry data