What is the other term of radiometric?

In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for radiometric, like: radiocarbon, archaeomagnetic, , , thermoluminescence, U-series, and palaeomagnetic.

What is the term radiometric dating?

Radiometric dating calculates an age in years for geologic materials by measuring the presence of a short-life radioactive element, e.g., carbon-14, or a long-life radioactive element plus its decay product, e.g., potassium-14/argon-40.

What is a type of absolute dating?

Absolute dating is the process of determining an age on a specified chronology in archaeology and geology. Absolute dating techniques include radiocarbon dating of wood or bones, potassium-argon dating, and trapped-charge dating methods such as thermoluminescence dating of glazed ceramics.