The date of any mineral containing uranium can be obtained by measuring the amount of uranium in the sample, which is done by counting the fission tracks in the material-narrow trails of damage in the sample caused by fragmentation of massive energy-charged particles. This is known as what kind of dating?

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The dating method described in the passage is known as fission track dating, which involves measuring the amount of uranium in a sample by counting the fission tracks. Options A and D are not valid dating methods, and there is no information given about a method called "cross-track" dating.

The Date of Any Mineral Containing Uranium Can Be Obtained