Science & Justice
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 133-140 , September 2008

The preservation of quartz grain surface textures following vehicle fire and their use in forensic enquiry

  • R.M. Morgan

      Affiliations

    • UCL Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, Brook House, 2-16 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HN, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • M. Little

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QY, Oxford, UK
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  • A. Gibson

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QY, Oxford, UK
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  • L. Hicks

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QY, Oxford, UK
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  • S. Dunkerley

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QY, Oxford, UK
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  • P.A. Bull

      Affiliations

    • Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QY, Oxford, UK

Received 19 October 2005 ,Accepted 22 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2008.04.001

Science & Justice
Volume 48, Issue 3 , Pages 133-140 , September 2008

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