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Offline UNC20

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Radiometric Dating
« on: November 18, 2018, 10:31:25 PM »
Would Lu-176 which has a half-life of 37 billion years be suitable for dating rocks that are 10 million years old?
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Re: Radiometric Dating
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2018, 03:50:56 AM »
Forum policy is that you have to show your attempts at answering the question to receive help.

What are your thoughts? How does dating work? What do you measure?
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