Colour theory and evaluation of an instrumental method of measurement using geological samples for forensic applications

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 232, Issue , 2004, Pages 49-62

  Croft, Debra J ^a   Pye, Kenneth ^a  

^a Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DETECTION METHOD; FORENSIC SCIENCE; SOIL COLOR; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 7044230530     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.232.01.07     Document Type: Article

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