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Science & Tech 11 CSI: Forensic Science: Forensic Geology

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Forensic geology

Forensic Geology is the study of evidence relating to minerals, soil, petroleums, and other materials found in the Earth used to answer questions raised by the legal system. Article from Wikipedia - check for accuracy against erified sources.

Collecting crime evidence from earth
As with so many other types of criminal investigation, forensic geology began with the writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the Sherlock Holmes series between 1887 and 1927.

Forensic geology case histories
Taken from: Forensic Geology, by Raymond C. Murray and John C.F. Tedrow (1992)

Forensic Geology in action

USF's Departments of Anthropology and Geology are offering assistance to local law enforcement with a course on forensic archaeology and geophysics. University Beat attended one of the class' field trips— to an actual field on campus where students put their lessons to practice in the "search" for a "buried body."