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X-ray Diffraction and Rietveld Refinement in Deferrified Clays for Forensic Science.
- Source :
- Journal of Forensic Sciences; Jan2018, Vol. 63 Issue 1, p251-257, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Soil vestiges might provide information about a crime scene. The Rietveld method with X-ray diffraction data ( RM- XRD) is a nondestructive technique that makes it possible to characterize minerals present in the soils. Soil clays from the metropolitan region of Curitiba (Brazil) were submitted to DCB treatment and analyzed using XRD with CuK<subscript>α</subscript> radiation in the step-scan mode (0.02° 2θ/5 s). The GSAS+ EXPGUI software was used for RM refinement. The RM- XRD results, together with the principal component analysis ( PCA) (52.6% total variance), showed the kaolinite predominance in most analyzed samples and the highest quartz contents in 'site 1.' Higher anatase, and gibbsite and muscovite contents influenced discrimination, mainly in 'site 3' and 'site 1,' respectively. These results were enough to discriminate clays of four sites and two horizons using a reduced amount of sample showing that the technique can be applied to the investigation into soil vestiges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221198
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127148792
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13476