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potassium-argon dating

/pəˈtæsiəm ˈɑːrɡɒn ˈdeɪtɪŋ/

Tradução: Método científico usado para determinar a idade de rochas e minerais medindo a razão entre o potássio-40 radioativo e o argônio-40, produto de seu decaimento.

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/pəˈtæsiəm ˈɑːrɡɒn ˈdeɪtɪŋ/C1formalscientific
  • ptMétodo científico usado para determinar a idade de rochas e minerais medindo a razão entre o potássio-40 radioativo e o argônio-40, produto de seu decaimento.

A scientific method used to determine the age of rocks and minerals by measuring the ratio of radioactive potassium-40 to its decay product, argon-40.

  1. Radiometric dating methodC2formal

    A scientific technique used to determine the age of rocks and minerals by measuring the ratio of radioactive potassium-40 to argon-40.

    ptDatação por potássio-argônio

    • Potassium-argon dating is commonly used to date volcanic rocks.
    • Geologists used potassium-argon dating to estimate the age of the lava flow.
    • The fossil was dated using potassium-argon dating, revealing it was millions of years old.