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Fission track dating

Scope note

Method of dating glassy materials or objects based on the known rate of spontaneous fission of uranium 233 atoms, which leave detectable damage trails, called fission tracks. HOLHZR

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300081920

Broader Terms used

radioactive dating

Created

13yrs ago

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