40Ar/39Ar dating into the historical realm : Calibration against pliny the younger
40Ar/39Ar dating into the historical realm : Calibration against pliny the younger
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RENNE, P. R , SHARP, W. D , DEINO, A. L , ORSI, G and CIVETTA, L
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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English
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Laser incremental heating of sanidine from the pumice deposited by the Plinian eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. yielded a [sup.40.Ar]/[sup.39.Ar] isochron age of 1925 [+ or -] 94 years ago. Close agreement with the Gregorian calendar-based age of 1918 years ago demonstrates that the [sup.40.Ar]/[sup.39.Ar] method can be reliably extended into the te...
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40Ar/39Ar dating into the historical realm : Calibration against pliny the younger
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743085541
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743085541
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.277.5330.1279
