Automated forensic soil mineral analysis; testing the potential of lithotyping

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 384, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-64

  Pirrie, Duncan ^a   Rollinson, Gavyn K ^b   Power, Matthew R ^c   Webb, Julia ^d  

^a HELFORD GEOSCIENCE LLP   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c 4669 West Lawn Drive ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC SCIENCE; LITHOTYPE; MINERALOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL ANALYSIS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GRAIN SIZE; MINERAL; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE;

EID: 84885348568     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP384.17     Document Type: Article

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