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Geochronology Description of the methods of geochronology used to estimate the dating of rocks and sediments with links to technique, equipment and contacts for a variety of methods. (Score: 1.000)

Carolina slate belt gold deposits in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia Report of research on the Carolina slate belt and gold deposits in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia with geologic mapping, mineralogic, geochemical, and fluid evolution studies, radiogenic dating, and stable isotope studies. (Score: 0.520)

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About rubidium-strontium age analysis:

Definition: Determining of the age of a mineral or rock in years based on the ration of radiogenic strontium-87 to rubidium-87 and the known radioactive decay rate of rubidium-87. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]

Used for: Rb-Sr age analysis