Astrochronology

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Astrochronology is the dating of sedimentary units by calibration with astronomically tuned timescales, such as Milankovic cycles,[1] or even sunspot cycles. When used in concert with radiometric dating, it allows the resolution of timescales to a high degree of accuracy.

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  1. ^ Meyers, S.R. (2008). "Resolving Milankovitchian controversies: The Triassic Latemar Limestone and the Eocene Green River Formation". Geology 36 (4): 319-322. 
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