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noun
A method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive decay of potassium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dating, geological dating
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