Research Themes
Theme 5: Making geochemistry more effective
This theme can advance the understanding of geochemical anomaly
detection and interpretation by defining mechanisms by which metals
accumulate. The nature and magnitude of the mechanisms in different
regolith-landscape environments - both past and active - will enable
criteria to be developed that can evaluate and reject subtle metal
anomalies. In exploration geochemistry we need to discriminate the
null result (not fully tested) from the negative result (nothing
there). The supreme challenge of modern mineral exploration is to
geochemically sense mineral deposits buried under transported regolith.
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