The book is devoted to three types of laser-based spectroscopy of minerals, namely Laser-Induced Time-Resolved Luminescence, Laser-Induced Breakdown spectroscopy and Gated Raman Spectroscopy.
Introduction.- Theoretical Background.- Experimental Techniques.- Luminescent Minerals.- Interpretation of Luminescence Centers.- Other laser-based techniques.- Laser Based Spectroscopies for Minerals Prospecting.- Minerals Radiometric Sorting and Online Process Control.- Identification of Minerals.- Waste Storage Geomaterials.- Conclusions.- References.