Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xix Introduction....Pages 1-8 Theoretical Background....Pages 9-32 Experimental Techniques....Pages 33-43 Luminescent Minerals....Pages 45-219 Interpretation of Luminescence Centers....Pages 221-420 Complementary Laser Based Spectroscopies....Pages 421-476 Laser Based Spectroscopies for Minerals Prospecting....Pages 477-497 Minerals Radiometric Sorting and Online Process Control....Pages 499-575 Different Applications....Pages 577-595 Back Matter....Pages 597-606