Rock and Mineral Analysis

This text, used as a laboratory reference, provides the practicing analyst with an up-to-date treatment of the problems associated with the analysis of geological materials. It is an updated and fully revised edition on the instrumental analysis of rocks and minerals. It covers all the requisite steps, from selection of the sample and choice of elements to be determined, to facilities needed, preparation of the sample, methods for the determination of individual constituents, and reporting of the results of the analysis.