Validity of color examination for forensic soil identification

Forensic Science International

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-210

  Sugita, Ritsuko ^a   Marumo, Yoshiteru ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b National Police Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Color measurement; Euclidean distance; Forensic soil identification; Soil

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; CLAY; COLOR; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; VOLCANIC ASH;

EID: 0030604242     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)02038-5     Document Type: Article

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