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Fluorine dating

Scope note

Method of relative dating by measuring the amount of fluorine absorbed by groundwater percolation into the crystal lattice of the mineral component of buried bone. FOFDA

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300081659

Broader Terms used

<bone dating techniques>

Term used for

dating, fluorine

Created

13yrs ago

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