Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here's How Close They Got - gizmodo.com
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Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here's How Close They Got - gizmodo.com

Source:Gizmodo.com
Author:Margherita Bassi

According to Pliny the Younger, Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24th, 79 CE. That date is now helping geochronologists modify a common mineral dating technique.