ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] In brief, the method depends on the fact that most materials contain small quantities of uranium, which undergoes spontaneous fission, thereby creating damage tracks which are easily revealed by chemical etching. For samples less than about 109 years old the age is proportional to the density of ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/2051138a0
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