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Potassium-argon dating

Scope note

Method of dating potassium-rich materials or objects by measuring the amount of radioactive decay in the ratio of potassium to argon. HOLHZR

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300081924

Broader Terms used

radioactive dating

Created

13yrs ago

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