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USGS Luminescence Dating Laboratory

Welcome to the USGS Luminescence Dating Laboratory Site. Information describing the principles of the dating technique, applications and types of dating, as well as more technical information for prospective customers can be found at this site.

For very detailed information, read

• An Introduction to Optical Dating, M.J. Aitken, 1998, Oxford University Press, 267 pp.
• Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry, Lars Botter-Jensen, Stephen W.S. McKeever, Ann G. Wintle, Elsevier Books, 2003, 355 pp.

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