我们将微量元素的原位显微分析定义为“光片中单个矿物相的微量元素浓度(<1000ppm)的测量”,这类似于电子探针对主量元素的分析。我们认为,这样的测量是重要的,它能对岩石学和地球化学提供一种新的尺度。本文既是对原先所作工作的回顾, We define in situ microanalysis of trace elements as “the measurement of the trace element concentration (<1000 ppm) for a single mineral phase in a light sheet,” which is analogous to the electron probe’s analysis of major elements. We think such measurements are important and provide a new dimension to petrology and geochemistry. This article is both a review of the original work done,