While laboratory analyses will remain the standard for providing the highest quality data possible, these measurements can be costly, and require intensive sample preparation and analysis time. There is therefore a niche in the community for the use of hXRF technology in that it can provide rapid, in situ data to the user to inform them about the composition of samples at their field site. The user can also deploy the hXRF to triage samples, allowing them to select a sample suite tailored to their field and scientific objectives for return for future laboratory work. By deploying the hXRF in the field, the field geologist can streamline field operations, gain a real-time geochemical understanding of a field site, select which samples to collect, save time and money on laboratory analyses, and potentially minimize future return trips to the field site.