How to Use geochemistry in a Sentence

geochemistry

noun
  • That has allowed them to determine the aquifer's size and depth, as well as the geochemistry of its water.
    Isaiah Esipisu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2018
  • The geochemistry of barnacle shells provides clues as to where the barnacles have traveled.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Yet new research on Venus’ looking at its center of mass, surface geochemistry, and spikes in volcanic gasses, suggest that the truth is far less cataclysmic.
    Mara Johnson-Groh, Discover Magazine, 4 May 2019
  • The geochemistry of that frozen ash matched layers of rock fragments, called tephra, associated with an ancient eruption of Mt. Okmok.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 22 June 2020
  • By analyzing their changes in geochemistry, mineralogy, pollen counts and more, the team can recreate the region’s climate, and its changes, over that time frame.
    Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
  • Since similar colors mean similar geochemistry, the bristles were more like skin than hair.
    Jon Tennant, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2016
  • On the way to allowing life to evolve, the rise of oxygen also transformed Earth’s rocks and thus fundamentally altered our planet’s geochemistry.
    Nola Taylor Redd, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2018
  • There’s a lot of geochemistry and structural geology about water that’s going to be important for the sustainability of the park.
    Katherine Lagrave, Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2019
  • The research was presented at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Paris earlier this week.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 17 Aug. 2017
  • The research was presented at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Paris earlier this week.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The water is in geochemistry is surrounded by minerals.
    Sarah Vitak, Scientific American, 26 Nov. 2021
  • To trace its origins, the research team conducted a study of the geology and geochemistry of the mine, including a detailed mapping of the underground mining facility.
    Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Working with a colleague who is an expert in dietary reconstruction using bone geochemistry, Hill plans to determine which of those species this particular cat might have preyed on.
    Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The geologists who reported the date last week, here at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference, also point out a conspicuous coincidence: The impact came at the tail end of a planetwide deep freeze known as Snowball Earth.
    Eric Hand, Science | AAAS, 27 Aug. 2019
  • If confirmed, the finding would point to either of two possibilities: bizarre and wholly unexpected geochemistry on a lifeless Venus or the presence of some form of aerial alien biology in the planet’s clement cloud decks.
    Leonard David, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The 1669 eruption at Mount Etna: Chronology, petrology, and geochemistry, with inferences on the magma sources and ascent mechanisms.
    Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2010
  • Tschauner named the mineral after Ho-kwang ‘Dave’ Mao, a scientist who made many pioneering discoveries in high-pressure geochemistry and geophysics.
    Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
  • This seemingly miraculous feat happens because of the local geology and some tricky geochemistry.
    Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 19 Oct. 2017
  • In any case, Webster said the methane apparently works its way into the atmosphere from sub-surface reservoirs of some sort, places where non-biological geochemistry is going on or where microbial life might somehow flourish.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 8 June 2018
  • Peterson and coauthors looked at the fossil assemblage from two angles – a geological technique called x-ray florescence to determine the geochemistry of the Cleveland-Lloyd rocks and a detailed analysis of bone fragments found within the quarry.
    Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, 21 June 2017
  • His admittedly idiosyncratic take on the topic of color ranges widely over art history, geochemistry, physics, neuroscience and global commerce.
    Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • Goff and other researchers also look for microscopic marine organisms like diatoms and foraminifera, ancient DNA from marine life, changes to geochemistry, and, as in the Atacama, unexpected boulders.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The wreck’s hazardous pollutants continue to impact nearby marine microbiology, as well as the geochemistry of the seafloor, according to new research published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The most exciting progress these days is happening in the interstices between those antiquated domains, in astrobiology or neurogenetics or geochemistry, and that is where the smart research grants are going, but not the Nobels.
    Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2016
  • Several additional lines of evidence from geochemistry and geophysics support the magma ocean model, which is still being developed today.
    Erica Jawin, Scientific American, 2 July 2019
  • Peslier studies the geochemistry of Earth’s mantle and the other terrestrial planets, including the hydrogen trapped within minerals.
    Nola Taylor Redd, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The researchers arrived at their hypothesis by looking at the region’s seismic activity, gas emissions, geochemistry and even measurements of gravity, reports Mindy Weisberger for Live Science.
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
  • MOSAiC aims to help fill such gaps by documenting solar radiation levels, plankton populations, geochemistry, clouds, and other factors.
    Eli Kintisch, Science | AAAS, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Initially, the rock textures and geochemistry defied classification.
    Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2022

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