GEMOC ARC National Key CentreGLOSSARY
ACILP Australia China Institutional Links Program
AGSO Australian Geological Survey Organisation (now GA)
AMIRA Australian Mineral Industry Research Association
ANU Australian National University
APA (I) Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry)
ARC (LGS) Australian Research Council (Large Grant Scheme)
ARC LIEF Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities
AusAID Australian Agency for International Development
CNRS French National Research Foundation
CRC Cooperative Research Centre
CRPG Centre de Recherche Pétrographiques et Géochimique
CSIRO (EM) Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (Exploration and Mining)
DEST (SII) Department of Education, Science and Training (from 2002) (Strategic Infrastructure Initiative)
DETYA Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (from 1998)
DIATREEM Consulting company within MRL
GA Geoscience Australia (formerly AGSO)
GAU Geochemical Analysis Unit (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University)
GIS Geographic Information System
GLITTER GEMOC Laser ICPMS Total Trace Element Reduction software
GPS Global Positioning System
HIAF Heavy Ion Analytical Facility
HSC Higher School Certificate
ICPMS Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
IMURS International Macquarie University Research Scheme
IPRS International Postgraduate Research Scholarship
IREX International Research Exchange Program of ARC
JCU James Cook University
LAM-ICPMS Laser Ablation Microprobe Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
MC-ICPMS Multi-Collector ICPMS
MRL Macquarie Research Limited
MUECRG Macquarie University External Collaborative Research Grants
MUIPRA Macquarie University International Postgraduate Research Award
MUNS Macquarie University New Staff Scheme
MURAACE Macquarie University Research Award for Areas and Centres of Excellence
MURD(S/G) Macquarie University Research Development (Scheme/Grant)
MURG Macquarie University Research Grants
MURF Macquarie University Research Fellowship
NSF National Science Foundation (USA)
NSWGS New South Wales Geological Survey
ODP Ocean Drilling Program (International Consortium)
PGRF Postgraduate Research Fellowship
PIRSA Primary Industry and Resources, South Australia
QDME Queensland Department of Minerals and Energy
RAACE Research Areas and Centres of Excellence Postgraduate Scholarships
RIBG Research Infrastructure Block Grant
RIEFP Research Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Program
RSES Research School of Earth Sciences at ANU
SPIRT Strategic Partnership with Industry - Research and Training
UN'cstle University of Newcastle
UNE University of New England
USYD University of Sydney
UW'gong University of Wollongong
UWS University of Western Sydney
