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a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content.[1945-50]
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fluorine dating
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fluorine dating — noun A technique used to date bones by measuring the amount of fluorine absorbed from the surrounding soil. Syn: fluorine absorption dating … Wiktionary
fluorine dating — /ˈflʊərin deɪtɪŋ/ (say floouhreen dayting) noun a method of determining the age of objects of plant or animal origin by means of their content of fluorine absorbed from surrounding groundwater …
fluorine dating — a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content. [1945 50] … Useful english dictionary
fluorine absorption dating — noun a technique used to date bones by measuring the amount of fluorine absorbed from the surrounding soil Syn: fluorine dating … Wiktionary
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Fluorine absorption dating — is the use of fluorine to determine the duration of time an object found in the soil has been there. It is a relative dating technique, in comparison to absolute dating techniques like radiocarbon dating. Fluorine absorption dating can be carried … Wikipedia
Dating methodologies in archaeology — Dating material drawn from the archaeological record can be made by a direct study of an artifact or may be deduced by association with materials found in the context the item is drawn from or inferred by its point of discovery in the sequence… … Wikipedia
fluorine test — noun : a determination of the relative age of fossil and subfossil bones that is based on the fact that the fluorine content of bones in contact with earth tends to increase through the ages and that is used chiefly in dating anthropological… … Useful english dictionary
Radiometric dating — (often called radioactive dating) is a technique used to date materials such as rocks, usually based on a comparison between the observed abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope and its decay products, using known decay rates.[1]… … Wikipedia
