自这本书的第一版于1962年出版以来,矿产勘查的地球化学已有了很多的进展。为了使学生或实际的勘查地球化学人员及时了解这些新进展,编写一新的版本是很有必要的。虽然原来的教科书已彻底地修订和更新了内容,但第二版的内容和目的仍然是与第一版相同:介绍地球化学在固体矿产勘查 Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1962, much progress has been made in the geochemistry of mineral exploration. In order for the students or the actual exploration geochemists to keep abreast of these new developments, it is necessary to write a new version. Although the original textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated, the content and purpose of the second edition remains the same as the first edition: Introduction of Geochemistry in Solid Mineral Exploration