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Rubidium-Strontium Dating

Definition: Rubidium-strontium dating is a technique used in geochronology to determine the age of rocks and minerals based on the radioactive decay of isotopes Rubidium-87 to Strontium-87. It is particularly useful in dating geological events that occurred between 10 million and several billion years ago.

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Noun:

1. Rubidium-strontium dating has been instrumental in estimating the age of ancient volcanic eruptions.

2. The accuracy of rubidium-strontium dating depends on the precise measurements of the isotopic ratios.

Verb:

1. Scientists can rubidium-strontium date minerals by analyzing their isotopic composition.

2. The research team rubidium-strontium dated the rock samples to establish their formation age.

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