tephrochronologyn.
/ˌtɛfrəʊkrəʊˈnɒlədʒi/ The dating of volcanic eruptions and other events by studying layers of tephra.
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tephrochronology1944
lichenometry1957
1944 S. Thórarinsson in Geografiska Annaler XXVI. 204 As an international term to designate a geological chronology based on the measuring, interconnecting, and dating of volcanic ash layers in soil profiles the author suggests the term Tephrochronology.
1976 P. Francis Volcanoes v. 178 The use of successive pumice or ash deposits in building up a history of the eruptive activity in an area is known as tephrachronology.
1979 Nature 25 Oct. 642/1 The tephrochronology of these ashes is well documented, but volcanological interpretations have seldom been attempted.
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ˌtephrochronoˈlogical adj.
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geochronological1919
tephrochronological1944
geochronometric1951
lichenometrical1958
lichenometric1959
1944 S. Thórarinsson in Geografiska Annaler XXVI. 204 (heading) Tephrochronological studies in Iceland.
1979 Sci. Amer. Dec. 132/1 A volcano produces successive showers of tephra that fall throughout the surrounding countryside, forming layers that constitute a tephrochronological record of the volcano's activity.
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