..., Walter C. McCrone, chemical microscopy, scientists On first meeting Dr. McCrone in June of 1958, he greeted me saying, You re the one who singed up for all three courses this summer; I really wanted to meet you . The spark in his eye, the smile on his lips and the tone of his voice conveyed his honesty...

..., psychedelic amphetamines, optical crystallographicproperties, chemical microscopy,photomicrographs, drug identification, confirmation, diliturate derivatives The synthesis and illicit use of psychedelic amphetamines have increased considerably over the last few years and have resulted in the preparation...

... for the identification of drugs of abuse. KEYWORDS. toxicology, crystallography, amines, chemical microscopy, drugs of abuse, "white cross suite," amine dilituric acid derivatives, polarizing microscope, crystal morphology, refractive index, extinction angle, photomicrography The forensic analyst is often challenged...