9/30/2026
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Scientists Dated the Catastrophic Pompeii Eruption Using Only Rocks. Here’s How Close They Got

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