Day 140: Absolute Aging »
By Mr. G on Apr 2, 2008 in Geology, Featured | 0 Comments
After wrapping up work on determining the relative age of rock layers using the principle of superposition and recreating cross sections of rock layers, students were introduced today to the concept of absolute aging: determining the quantitative age of a rock layer or fossil.
These methods incorporate the principles of radiometric dating: the use […]