Unique Signature of Dark Matter in Ancient Mica · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/astro-ph_9701215/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTUnique Signature of Dark Matter in Ancient Mica — mentioned by jessriedelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14377532urn:hackerpapers:mention:astro-ph_9701215:14377532Fri, 19 May 2017 17:04:33 GMT<p>Folks interested in this unusual combination may also be interested in the use of particle tracks to date geological samples &gt; &quot;Techniques for geological dating of minerals by chemical etching of fission fragment tracks&quot; &gt; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/00167037649... and the even more surprising case of using ancient rocks as particle detectors with extremely large exposure times (&gt; 1B yr) &gt; &quot;Unique Signature of Dark Matter in Ancient Mica&quot; &gt; https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9701215</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/astro-ph_9701215/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>astro-ph