ANALYSIS OF ROCK FORMATIONS BY MEANS OF LASER INDUCED PLASMA SPECTROSCOPY

摘要

The invention relates to methods of chemical analysis of chemicallyheterogeneous rock formations, for instance in the course of exploration ormining operations, comprising determining a chemical analysis of a man-madesurface in the rock formation. The invention also relates to devices which areadapted for use in such methods. The invention uses laser induced plasmaspectroscopy (LIPS) to carry out chemical analysis.