Numerical or "Absolute"
Dating
of Rock Bodies and Geologic
Structures
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Definition of absolute dating
Types of absolute dating
- Tree ring
- Lake Varves
- Isotopic
Isotopic Dating
- Concept of radioactive decay (parent-daughter)
- Rate of Decay- Half Lives
- Common isotopic systems
- -Short-lived: Carbon14
- -Long-lived: K-Ar, Rb-Sr, U-Pb
Combining absolute and relative
ages- bracketing
Some exercises
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