"potassium-argon dating" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: potassium-argon datings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} potassium-argon dating (usually uncountable, plural potassium-argon datings)
  1. (geology) 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. Tags: uncountable, usually
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