Economic Geology encompasses several areas within the geosciences. Here at IU, researchers from the Department of Geological Sciences and the Indiana Geological Survey are involved in a variety of projects that deal with the genesis of natural resources. Primary research projects are in the areas of metallic mineral resources, fossil fuels, and non-metallic industrial minerals. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of Economic Geology, virtually all of the researchers here at IU also have links in geochemistry, geobiology, petrology, or geophysics and tectonics.