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Radiometric dating

Radiometric dating, radioactive dating or radioisotope dating is a technique which is used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, in which trace radioactive impurities were selectively incorporated when they were formed. The method compares the abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope within the material to the abundance of its decay…

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Fundamentals

MatterChemical elementsAtomic numberProtonsAtomic nucleus
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Modern dating methods

Age of the EarthMass spectrometerIonized atomsFaraday cupsUranium–lead radiometric dating
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Dating with decay products of short-lived extinct radionuclides

Solar SystemExtinctMeteoritesIsotopic signature26 Al
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Overview

DateRocksCarbonImpuritiesRadioactive isotope
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Dating with decay products of short-lived extinct radionuclides

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Radiometric dating

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Radiometric dating → Dating, Earth, Ernest Rutherford, Exposure, Faraday, In, Instead, It, Luminescence, On, Over, Pottery, Radiometric, Stimulating, The, These
related to Accuracy of radiometric dating · 13
Radiometric dating → Accurate, Alternatively, Amitsoq, Dating, Finally, For, Ga, Greenland, In, It, Precision, The, This
related to Dating with decay products of short-lived extinct radionuclides · 11
Radiometric dating → Absolute, At, By, Dating, For, Generally, Pb, Solar System, These, Thus, To
related to Radioactive decay · 10
Radiometric dating → Additionally, After, All, Another, In, Isotopic, Some, That, This, While
related to Radiocarbon dating method · 9
Radiometric dating → Carbon-14, CO2, Earth, In, Plants, Radiocarbon, The, This, When
related to Uranium–lead dating method · 9
Radiometric dating → An, ICP-MS, In, Mesozoic, SIMS, This, Uranium, Zircon, ZrSiO4
related to Closure temperature · 8
Radiometric dating → As, At, Dating, If, The, These, This, Thus
is a · 1
Radiometric dating → longest one in the chain

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Radiometric datingis alongest one in the chain0.90text
rocks or carboninstance ofradioactive dating or radioisotope dating is a technique which is used to date materials0.80text
in which trace radioactive impurities were selectively incorporated when they were formedinstance ofradioactive dating or radioisotope dating is a technique which is used to date materials0.80text
temperatureinstance ofIt is not affected by external factors0.80text
pressureinstance ofIt is not affected by external factors0.80text
chemical environmentinstance ofIt is not affected by external factors0.80text
or presence of a magnetic or electric fieldinstance ofIt is not affected by external factors0.80text
quartzinstance ofionizing radiation is absorbed by mineral grains in sediments and archaeological materials0.80text
potassium feldsparinstance ofionizing radiation is absorbed by mineral grains in sediments and archaeological materials0.80text
Radiometric datinghas methodRadiometric0.60section
Radiometric datinghas methodErnest Rutherford0.60section
Radiometric datinghas methodEarth0.60section

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