Reference Books
Bennett, H. and Oliver, G., XRF Analysis of Ceramics, Minerals and Allied Materials, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1992. Notably Chapter 2, Apparatus and Equipment, pgs. 13-37, and Chapter 5, Decomposition of Samples by Fusion, pgs. 67-93.

Bertin, E., Principles and Practice of X-Ray Spectrometric Analysis, ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1975. Much useful information throughout on sample preparation methods and equipment.

Bock, R., Decomposition Methods in Analytical Chemistry, International Textbook Co., Glasgow, 1979. Authoritative text on all decomposition techniques with many fusion methods given.

Buhrke, V., Jenkins, R. and Smith, D., A Practical Guide for the Preparation of Specimens for X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray Diffraction Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1998. Comprehensive reference for XRF and XRD sample preparation.

Jenkins, R., Gould, R. W., and Gedcke, D., Quantitative X-Ray Spectrometry, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1981. Chapter 7, Specimen Preparation, pgs. 363-394.

Sulcek, Z. and Povondra, P., Methods of Decomposition in Inorganic Analysis, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, 1989. Many specific fusion methods.

Lachance, G., and Claisse, F., Quantitative X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis: Theory and Application, John Wiley & Sons., New York, 1995. Section 9.3, Specimen Preparation, pgs. 245-251.

Van Grieken, R., and Markowicz, A., Editors, Handbook of X-Ray Spectrometry: Methods and Techniques, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1993. Chapter 13, Sample Preparation for XRF.

Works of a Periodical Nature
Advances in X-Ray Analysis, Vols. I (1957) through 41 (1998), Plenum Press, New York. The annual proceedings of the Denver Conference on Applications of X-Ray Analysis, published yearly. Papers on sample preparation and every other aspect of X-ray analysis. Future volumes available through a Continuation Order Plan.

X-Ray Spectrometry, a bimonthly journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, England. Occasional articles on sample preparation.