Question

what is geo logical dating

Answer 1

use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens

Synonyms:datingTypes:potassium-argon dating

geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon

carbon dating, carbon-14 dating, radiocarbon dating

a chemical analysis used to determine the age of organic materials based on their content of the radioisotope carbon-14; believed to be reliable up to 40,000 years

rubidium-strontium dating

geological dating based on the proportions of radioactive rubidium into its decay product strontium; radioactive rubidium has a half-life of 47,000,000,000 years

Type of:chemical analysis, qualitative analysis

the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements