Major advances in microbeam analytical techniques and their applications in Earth Science

Major breakthroughs in modern Earth Science research largely depend on innovations in observation and analytical techniques.Over the last two decades,there have been great advances in modern microbeam analytical techniques,which are widely used in various subject areas in the broad field of Earth Sciences.Remarkable enhancements to observation and analysis techniques at the microscale have significantly improved our understanding of the Earth’s history and its many geological processes[1–3].Microbeam analytical techniques can be divided into

Major breakthroughs in modem Earth Science research largely depend on innovations in observation and analytical techniques. Over the last two decades, there have been great advances in modem microbeam analytical tech- niques, which are widely used in various subject areas in the broad field of Earth Sciences. Remarkable enhancements to observation and analysis techniques at the micro- scale have significantly improved our understanding of the Earth＇s history and its many geological processes.