Screen LibraryAn introduction to forensic geoscience /
"Introduces geological fundamentals through medium of forensic science"--
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Introduces geological fundamentals through medium of forensic science"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxxi, 482 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118227954 (hardback) : 1118227956 (hardback) 9781405160544 (paper) 1405160543 (paper) |
| Index Number: | QE38 |
| CLC: |
D919 D918.9 |
| Call Number: | D918.9/B499 |
| Contents: | A brief history of forensic science and crime scene basics -- Minerals: the basic building blocks of geology -- Rocks: storybooks of the earth -- Maps: getting a sense of place -- Sand: to see the world in grain of sand -- Gems and gemstones: those most precious of all minerals -- Soil: getting the dirt on crime -- The geology of art -- Fossils and microfossils: traces of life -- Geology and people: forensic anthropology and forensic archeology -- Environmental forensics: tracking pollution to its source. |