lichenometry
English
Noun
lichenometry (uncountable)
- (archaeology, paleontology, geomorphology) a geomorphic method of geochronologic dating that uses lichen growth to determine the age of exposed rock: lichens are presumed to increase in size radially at specific rates as they grow
Translations
geochronologic dating method that uses lichen growth
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