radiometric
Americanadjective
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relating to a radiometer or measured using a radiometer.
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relating to the dating of materials, often organic objects, through the measurement of radioactive isotopes.
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Geological Service data had revealed radiometric anomalies on the southern end of its mining claims suggesting the presence of rare earth elements.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025
Led by experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers used radiometric dating to determine the age of the volcanic rock.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024
After determining the materials in the sample and performing radiometric dating, the researchers concluded that the oldest crystals are about 4.46 billion years old.
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023
When that lunar magma ocean cooled, that's when the zircon crystals could finally form, locking in chemical signatures that the Field Museum scientists can now measure with radiometric dating technology.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023
Often he had to borrow or patch together equipment in order to pursue his radiometric dating of rocks.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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