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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)
Geologic time online edition Booklet giving general explanations of geologic time, major divisions of geologic time, relative and radiometric time scales, index fossils, and the age of the earth. (Score: 1.000)
Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor (GSTR) Services Wesbsite on services available at the Geological Survey TRIGA Reactor (GSTR) site in Denver with information on irradiations, neutron activation analysis, fission track radiography, and geochronology plus how to schedule tours of the facility. (Score: 1.000)
How do geologists date rocks? Radiometric dating! Explanation of how geologists date rocks to determine the ages of the Earth, fossils, mineral deposits, and other geologic events and processes using radiometric dating techniques based on radioactive isotopes of carbon and potassium/argon. (Score: 1.000)
Reston Chlorofluorocarbon Laboratory Site on the Chlorofluorocarbon Laboratory and its analytical services for CFCs, sulfur hexafluoride, dissolved gases including nitrogen, argon, methane, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and helium, and tritium/helium-3 dating. (Score: 1.000)
Geochronology (Western Earth Surface Processes Team) Description of the methods of geochronology, the science of dating, used by USGS scientists in geological research. (Score: 0.690)
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: 0.521)
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Change and History Project Site for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Change and History Project with links to bay coring, land use impacts, radiometric dates, sea level, bibliography, team, and projects information. (Score: 0.475)
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