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Incoming links: Luminescence dating laboratory by United States Geological Survey
Optically stimulated luminescence dating 2026-10-25
A trapped-charge dating method estimating time since suitable mineral grains last received sufficient light exposure. Luminescence measurements and environmental dose rate constrain burial age; incomplete bleaching and mixing can bias it. The measured clock is accumulated trapped charge rather than direct decay of a parent isotope.[ref]
Luminescence dating laboratory by United States Geological Survey. The laboratory describes stored dose, sunlight resetting and age as equivalent dose divided by dose rate.