Glossary:Quartz Hydration

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Quartz Hydration Dating
A dating technique that measures the thickness of the 'hydrated' layer formed by the diffusion of water into the surface of freshly fractured quartz. It is thought to be particularly useful in dating objects 50,000 to 100,000 years old.

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