the dating of samples of minerals by comparing the tracks in them by fission fragments of the uranium nuclei they contain, before and after irradiation by neutrons
Examples of 'fission-track dating' in a sentence
fission-track dating
Moreover, our model has been supported by zircon helium and apatite fission track dating.
Botor Dariusz 2018, 'Tectono-thermal Evolution of the Lower Paleozoic Petroleum Source Rocks in the SouthernLublin Trough: Implications for Shale Gas Exploration from Maturity Modelling', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20183502002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The quality of glass was very poor for fission-track dating, because of the small size of grains.
GIULIO BIGAZZI, MARIA LAURA BALESTRIERI, PIO NORELLI, MASSIMO ODDONE, TEWELDE MEDHINTECLE 2004, 'FISSION-TRACK DATING OF A TEPHRA LAYER IN THE ALAT FORMATION OF THE DANDIERO GROUP(DANAKIL DEPRESSION, ERITREA)', Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafiahttps://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5763. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)