A quartz pitchfork type laser breakdown detection device comprises an optoacoustic absorption chamber, an excitation light source, a detection light source, a detection light modulation unit, a quartz pitchfork detector and the like. The quartz pitchfork detector comprises a resonating tube and a quartz pitchfork. During working, excitation light is focused and emitted to a to-be-detected substance, the to-be-detected substance generates a nano particle cloud cluster due to heating, the nano particle cloud cluster is diffused into the optoacoustic absorption chamber, detection light is absorbed by elements of the nano particle cloud cluster to generate an optoacoustic effect, acoustic energy accumulates in the resonating tube and is transmitted to the quartz pitchfork to output an electric signal, and accordingly, the content of a certain element in the to-be-detected substance is calculated. The quartz pitchfork type laser breakdown detection device has the advantages that laser induce breakdown and optoacoustic spectroscopy are combined, and detection limits of conventional laser induce breakdown methods are increased; the quartz pitchfork serves as the detector, and a detection system is simplified effectively; the optoacoustic absorption chamber is vacuumized, spectral line widening effect is low, detected spectral lines are easy to distinguish and low in noise, and accordingly, detection sensitivity is improved.