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Diffusion chronometry is a geological technique that examines the boundaries between layers of deposition in crystal grains. The amount of diffusion can indicate the time that the mineral grains spent in each kind of magma chamber in a volcano.[1]

References

  1. ^ Rosen, J. (17 November 2016). "Crystal clocks". Science. 354 (6314): 822โ€“825. doi:10.1126/science.354.6314.822.