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Other microbeam and surface analysis techniques

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The electron microprobe is by far the most widely used instrument for the analysis of selected areas on the surface of geological samples. However, there are other more specialized techniques that have been applied in more specialized circumstances to geological samples. It is proposed here to describe in outline five of these techniques.

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Potts, P.J. (1987). Other microbeam and surface analysis techniques. In: A Handbook of Silicate Rock Analysis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-3988-3_11

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