Selected rockforming minerals (plagioclase, augite, olivine, ilmenite, silicate and metal phases of the meteorite “Brenham”) as well as silicate and phosphate glasses were irradiated with heavy ions (4He+,14N+,20Ne+,40Ar+,56Fe+, Xe+nat) in the energy range of 50-130 keV in order to study ion-induced sputtering. Sputtering yields were measured independently by means of multiple beam interferometry and particle track autoradiography.