Contact: Michael Williams
mlw@geo.umass.edu
413-577-2270
University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Scientists Read the History of Rocks with Unprecedented Precision Using Custom-Built 'Ultrachron'

Caption: Using the custom-built Ultrachron, UMass Amherst scientists are assigning dates to the geologic processes that rocks experience with new precision.

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