The preservation of quartz grain surface textures following vehicle fire and their use in forensic enquiry

Science and Justice

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-140

  Morgan, R M ^a   Little, M ^b   Gibson, A ^b   Hicks, L ^b   Dunkerley, S ^b   Bull, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Quartz; Scanning electron microscopy; Vehicle fire temperatures

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; FIRE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

FIRES; FORENSIC SCIENCES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; QUARTZ; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; VEHICLES;

EID: 50349096147     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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