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Definition of Potassium-argon dating
1. Noun. Geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon.
Definition of Potassium-argon dating
1. Noun. (geology) A method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive decay of potassium. ¹
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Literary usage of Potassium-argon dating
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1. This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonicsby W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling by W. Jackquelyne Klous, Robert I. Tilling (1996)
"However, it was the potassium-argon dating method that unlocked the riddle of
the magnetic striping on the ocean floor and provided convincing evidence for ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"64 pp., illus. + map. Cloth, $450; paper, $2.50; map alone, $1. Potassium-Argon
Dating. Principles, Techniques and Applications to ..."
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