An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience
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An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience

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eBook - ePub

An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience

About this book

An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience provides fundamental training in geoscience as developed through the lens of its forensic applications. It incorporates a range of topics including geophysical methods of grave detection, the mineralogy of art, identification of microfossils, and comparison of soil trace evidence samples. Each topic is introduced using core concepts that are developed with increasing complexity in order to give readers an understanding of the underlying scientific principles involved and a taste of the wide range of possible forensic uses. A variety of detailed reference tables have been compiled for the text and each chapter contains lists of references to applicable textbooks and journal articles. Examples of real criminal cases are also presented in each chapter to make the connections between theory and real world application. The goal of this book is to give readers a familiarity with the wide range of ways in which geoscience principles and geological materials can be utilized forensically.

Additional resources for this book can be found at: http://www.wiley.com/go/bergslien/forensicgeoscience.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Companion Website
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. List of Tables and Figures
  6. List of Color Plates
  7. List of Cases
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Chapter 1 A Brief History of Forensic Science and Crime Scene Basics
  11. Chapter 2 Minerals: The Basic Building Blocks of Geology
  12. Chapter 3 Rocks: Storybooks of the Earth
  13. Chapter 4 Maps: Getting a Sense of Place
  14. Chapter 5 Sand: To See the World in a Grain of Sand
  15. Chapter 6 Gems and Gemstones: Those Most Precious of all Minerals
  16. Chapter 7 Soil: Getting the Dirt on Crime
  17. Chapter 8 The Geology of Art
  18. Chapter 9 Fossils and Microfossils: Traces of Life
  19. Chapter 10 Geology and People: Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Archeology
  20. Chapter 11 Environmental Forensics: Tracking Pollution to Its Source
  21. Index
  22. Color Plates