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

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

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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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UMass Amherst

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