Glossary:Potassium-Argon Dating

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[edit] Potassium-Argon Dating (K-AR dating)

A method used to date rocks up to thousands of millions of years old, though it is restricted to volcanic material no more recent than c.100,000 years old.

[edit] Source

Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P. (2000) Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN: 0-500-28147-5


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