argon–argon dating

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf radiometric dating method
gptkbp:advantage gptkb:potassium–argon_dating
gptkbp:canDate samples as old as billions of years
samples as young as a few thousand years
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:potassium–argon_dating
gptkbp:enables step-heating experiments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label argon–argon dating
gptkbp:inventedBy 1960s
gptkbp:measures ratio of 40Ar to 39Ar
gptkbp:provides absolute ages
gptkbp:requires mass spectrometry
neutron irradiation
gptkbp:usedBy archaeologists
geologists
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:geochronology
thermochronology
gptkbp:usedToDate gptkb:volcanic_activity
metamorphic rocks
igneous rocks
gptkbp:uses isotopes of argon
isotopes of potassium
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:40Ar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6