Hydration rind dates rhyolite flows
Friedman II. 1968. Hydration rind dates rhyolite flows. Science. 159(3817):878-880
Hydration of obsidian has been used to date rhyolite flows, containing obsidian or porphyritic glass, at Glass Mountain (Medicine Lake Highlands) and Mono Lake, California. The method is simple and rapid and can be used to date flows that erupted between 200 and approximately 200,000 years ago.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Friedman, I
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Geology, Glaciers, obsidian hydration dating, Rhyolites, Rocks