Evidence from the Earth

by Murray, Raymond C.

• ISBN13: 9780878424986
• ISBN10: 0878424989
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Mountain Pr

Summary

First published in 1975 and updated in 1992, Forensic Geology by Raymond C. Murray and John C. F. Tedrow was a classic in its field. Now Murray has thoroughly revised and updated that earlier work to produce Evidence from the Earth: Forensic Geology and C

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	ix
Forensic Geology in the Headlines	1	(34)
From Sherlock Holmes to the Present	35	(12)
Using Earth Materials as Evidence	47	(18)
Origin and Distribution of Earth Materials	65	(34)
Artificial and Commercial Earth Materials	99	(14)
Evidence Collection	113	(10)
Examination Methods	123	(38)
Additional Geophysical Methods and Instruments	161	(14)
Mine, Mineral, Gem, and Art Fraud	175	(14)
Forensic Geology: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow	189	(10)
Glossary	199	(14)
Additional Resources	213	(6)
Index	219