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lichenometry

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lichenometry [‚lī·kə′näm·ə·trē]
(geology)
Measurement of the diameter of lichens growing on exposed rock surfaces; used for dating geomorphic features, particularly of glacial origin.


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Late Little Ice Age moraines in Garibaldi Park have been dated more precisely by lichenometry and dendrochronology.
 
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