radiometric
adjective
ra·dio·met·ric
ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈme-trik 
1
: relating to, using, or measured by a radiometer
2
: of or relating to the measurement of geologic time by means of the rate of disintegration of radioactive elements
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The idea for radiometric dating first occurred to a New Zealand scientist named Ernest Rutherford in 1904.
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Isaac Skromne, The Conversation, 18 July 2022
The only close radiometric date in marine rocks is from when life began to recover after the extinction.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
The techniques produced 157 radiometric ages that were combined with eight sources of environmental and behavioral evidence.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
Ruiz-Redondo and his team are awaiting a full laboratory analysis of Cova Dones’ motifs—including radiometric dating of their crusty mineral coverings—but until then, a couple of logical approaches provide some clarity.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Scientists have conducted radiometric dating on zircon fragments collected during the Apollo 14 mission, correcting the calculations for cosmic ray exposure, and determined that the lunar crust hardened approximately 4.51 billion years ago.
—Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2023
Absolute ages are derived typically through radiometric clocks, so using elements that decay like U, Th, C and K.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2012
The other option is to use an objective dating method – radiometric rock dating, for instance – on bodies that have kept cleaner records than Earth.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
The team sent a sample from the comb to the University of Oxford's radiometric laboratory, but the carbon was too poorly preserved to accurately date the sample.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2022
Isaac Skromne, The Conversation, 18 July 2022
The only close radiometric date in marine rocks is from when life began to recover after the extinction.
—Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Feb. 2023
The techniques produced 157 radiometric ages that were combined with eight sources of environmental and behavioral evidence.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Jan. 2024
Ruiz-Redondo and his team are awaiting a full laboratory analysis of Cova Dones’ motifs—including radiometric dating of their crusty mineral coverings—but until then, a couple of logical approaches provide some clarity.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
Scientists have conducted radiometric dating on zircon fragments collected during the Apollo 14 mission, correcting the calculations for cosmic ray exposure, and determined that the lunar crust hardened approximately 4.51 billion years ago.
—Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2023
Absolute ages are derived typically through radiometric clocks, so using elements that decay like U, Th, C and K.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2012
The other option is to use an objective dating method – radiometric rock dating, for instance – on bodies that have kept cleaner records than Earth.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2019
The team sent a sample from the comb to the University of Oxford's radiometric laboratory, but the carbon was too poorly preserved to accurately date the sample.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2022
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radiometric
adjective
ra·dio·met·ric
ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈme-trik
: relating to, using, or measured by a radiometer
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