Abstract:In the usual potassium-argon dating method, potassium and argon analyses are each performed on a separate sample. However, this procedure sometimes leads to an erroneous age result because of the inho...In the usual potassium-argon dating method, potassium and argon analyses are each performed on a separate sample. However, this procedure sometimes leads to an erroneous age result because of the inhomogeneous distribution of potassium and argon in minerals. Hence, it is quite desirable to do both the potassium and argon analyses on the same aliquot of sample to eliminate this source of error. For this purpose, the distillation method, originally devised by Edwards and Urey [1955] to liberate alkalis from minerals has been modified so that both the potassium and argon are liberated from the same sample.Read More
Publication Year: 1959
Publication Date: 1959-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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