Handheld LIBS vs pXRF in the field

Has anyone run handheld LIBS alongside a pXRF during reconnaissance mapping? We trialed a SciAps Z-300 with an Olympus Vanta M in July on about 120 grab samples over serpentinized ultramafics near the Bay of Islands; LIBS helped with light-element trends, but pXRF gave tighter Ni-Cr-Co precision — what calibration routines and sample prep (scrape vs quick grind, 5–10 s dwell) have improved field precision for you without killing traverse speed?

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On those Bay of Islands serpentinized ultramafics, I get tighter Ni–Cr–Co on a Vanta M by giving the spot a quick 5–8 s diamond-file flatten, blowing off dust, then a 10 s read; on the Z‑300 I add 2–3 pre‑ablation pulses and average about 5 burns on the same spot to strip magnetite/talc skins and stabilize Mg/Al. Did you run the Z‑300 pre‑burn, or were you just doing single shots with the ‘5–10 s dwell’ on the pXRF?

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