Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here’s How Close They Got

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Gizmodo at 29 Sept, 20:50 UTC

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.

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• T2Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here’s How Close They GotGizmodo29 Sept, 20:50