At the launch of the journal “Chemical Geology” in 1966, Manten (1966) traced the historical foundations of chemical geology and geochemistry. The first use of the word “geochemistry” was attributed to the Swiss chemist C.F. Schönbein in 1838. He had discovered ozone and worked as a Professor at the University of Basel. Geochemistry at this period of time emphasized the need to investigate the chemical and physical properties of geological materials and their age relationships.
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Dissanayake, C., Chandrajith, R. (2009). Introduction. In: Introduction to Medical Geology. Erlangen Earth Conference Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00485-8_1
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