Science & Justice
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 107-124 , April 2006

Sediment Fingerprints: A forensic technique using quartz sand grains

Received 10 March 2005 ,Accepted 10 October 2005.

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Science & Justice
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 107-124 , April 2006