Fields of Specialisation
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- Highlighted fields (®) indicate special knowledge in the subject at degree
level or through work experience
- Non-highlighted fields
(®) indicate limited knowledge
in the subject upto degree level or through work experience
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- Geological Fields:
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- Geology:
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- ® Economic geology
- ® Environmental geology
- ® Geomorphology
- ® Geostatistics
- ® Geomathematics
- ® Glacial geology
- ® Marine geology
- ® Mineralogy, crystallography
- ® Petrology, petrography (general)
- ® Petrology, petrography (igneous)
- ® Petrology, petrography (metamorphic)
- ® Petrology, petrography (sedimentary)
- ® Photogeology
- ® Quaternary geology
- ® Sedimentology
- ® Stratigraphy
- ® Structural Geology
- ® Tectonics, Geodynamics
- ® Urban geology
- ® Volcanology
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- Geological and Geotechnical Engineering:
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- ® Dam geology
- ® Earthquake engineering
- ® Engineering geology
- ® Foundation engineering
- ® Rock mechanics
- ® Soil mechanics
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- Geochemistry:
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- ® Analytical geochemistry
- ® Experimental geochemistry
- ® Exploration geochemistry
- ® Geochronology and radioisotopes
- ® Low-temperature geochemistry
- ® Marine geochemistry
- ® Organic geochemistry
- ® Stable isotope geochemistry
- ® Trace element geochemistry
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- Geophysics:
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- ® Exploration geophysics
- ® Geomagnetism, paleomagnetism
- ® Gravity
- ® Heat flow
- ® Marine geophysics
- ® Seismology
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- Mining and Mineral development:
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- ® Metallurgy, mineral processing
- ® Mineral exploration
- ® Mining and mineral economics
- ® Mining and mineral law, policy
- ® Mining engineering
- ® Mining geology
- ® Ocean mining
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- Paleontology:
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- ® Biostratigraphy
- ® Invertebrate paleontology
- ® Paleobotany
- ® Palynology
- ® Vertebrate paleontology
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- Energy:
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- ® Energy policy
- ® Geothermal energy
- ® Petroleum engineering
- ® Petroleum geology
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- Related fields:
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- ® Assaying
- ® Cartography, drafting
- ® Commodity research
and marketing
- ® Curating, museum science
- ® Drilling
- ® Environmental, management
and policy
- ® Gemmology
- ® Geography
- ® Information science, editing, librarianship
- ® Land use management
- ® Oceanography
- ® Marine law and policy
- ® Meteorology, climatology
- ® Photogrammetry
- ® Remote sensing
- ® Science policy
- ® Soil science
- ® Surveying
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- Economically useful Geological commodities:
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- Fossil fuels:
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- ® Coal, peat
- ® Gas
- ® Petroleum
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- Ferrous metals:
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- ® Iron, steel
- ® Chromium
- ® Manganese
- ® Molybdenum
- ® Nickel
- ® Tungsten
- ® Vanadium
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- Base metals:
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- ® Copper
- ® Lead
- ® Tin
- ® Zinc
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- Other metallics:
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- ® Aluminium
- ® Gold
- ® Heavy mineral sands
- ® Offshore & deep-sea
minerals
- ® Platinum
- ® Rare earths
- ® Silver
- ® Uranium, radioactive
minerals
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- Non-metallics:
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- ® Abrasives
- ® Aggregates
- ® Asbestos
- ® Barite
- ® Clay, clay products
- ® Diamonds
- ® Gemstones
- ® Graphite
- ® Fluorite
- ® Laterites
- ® Lightweight aggregates
- ® Limestone, cement
- ® Mica
- ® Phosphates
- ® Salt, gypsum, potash,
brines
- ® Sand, gravel
- ® Silicon
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- Water:
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- ® General hydrology
- ® Groundwater contamination
- ® Groundwater hydrology
- ® Hydraulics
- ® Hydrochemistry
- ® Irrigation
- ® Modelling, computer applications
- ® Water law, management
policy
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