ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1975
Page Count: 16

Forensic Science Characterization of Sand
Fitzpatrick, F
Research Assistant and Assistant Professor, School of Criminology, University of California, Calif.

Thornton, JI
Research Assistant and Assistant Professor, School of Criminology, University of California, Calif.

(Received 10 September 1974; accepted 5 November 1975)

Abstract

The occurrence of sand as a separate soil component is common in many desert and beach communities and in streambeds. When it occurs as physical evidence in a crime scene, it therefore becomes important to attempt to characterize sand from the environment from which it has originated.

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Paper ID: JFS10292J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10292J
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