On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 12:12:56 PM UTC-5, Ignoramus21249 wrote:


No way I could afford one, and if I found one cheap I would have to
sell it.

i

Interesting. Prices may come down in a couple of years. One of the analysers Ed mentioned is a xrf. But the other one is a laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) I really have no clue, but suspect the LIBS might be cheaper to make.

Dan