dating of cosmogenic isotopes

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• dating — I In geology and archaeology, the process of determining an object s or event s place within a chronological scheme. Scientists may use either relative dating, in which items are sequenced on the basis of stratigraphic clues (see stratigraphy) or …   Universalium

• Cosmogenic nuclide — See also Environmental radioactivity#Natural Cosmogenic nuclides (or cosmogenic isotopes) are rare isotopes created when a high energy cosmic ray interacts with the nucleus of an in situ solar system atom, causing cosmic ray spallation. These… …   Wikipedia

• Isotopes of calcium — Calcium (Ca) has four stable isotopes (40Ca and 42Ca through 44Ca), plus two more isotopes (46Ca and 48Ca) that have such long half lives that for all practical purposes they can be considered stable. It also has a cosmogenic isotope, radioactive …   Wikipedia

• Isotopes of chlorine — Chlorine (Cl) has 24 isotopes with mass numbers ranging from 28Cl to 51Cl and 2 isomers (34mCl and 38mCl). There are two principal stable isotopes, 35Cl (75.78%) and 37Cl (24.22%), found in the relative proportions of 47.89:12.11, not 3:1,… …   Wikipedia

• Isotopes of iodine — There are 37 isotopes of iodine (I) and only one, 127I, is stable.In many ways, 129I is similar to 36Cl. It is a soluble halogen, fairly non reactive, exists mainly as a non sorbing anion, and is produced by cosmogenic, thermonuclear, and in situ …   Wikipedia

• Isotopes of aluminium — Aluminium (Al) has multiple isotopes. Only 27Al (stable isotope) and 26Al (radioactive isotope, t 1/2 = 7.2 × 105 y) occur naturally, however 27Al has a natural abundance of 99.9+ %. Standard atomic mass is 26.9815386(8) u. 26Al is produced from… …   Wikipedia

• Surface exposure dating — is a collection of geochronological techniques for estimating the length of time that a rock has been exposed at or near Earth s surface. Surface exposure dating is used to date glacial advances and retreats, erosion history, lava flows,… …   Wikipedia

• Radiocarbon dating — (sometimes simply known as carbon dating) is a radiometric dating method that uses the naturally occurring radioisotope carbon 14 (14C) to estimate the age of carbon bearing materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years.[1] Raw, i.e. uncalibrated …   Wikipedia

• Environmental radioactivity — is produced by radioactive materials in the human environment. While some radioisotopes, such as strontium 90 (90Sr) and technetium 99 (99Tc), are only found on Earth as a result of human activity, and some, like potassium 40 (40K), are only… …   Wikipedia

• mass spectrometry — or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. A mass spectrometer uses electrical means to detect the sorted ions, while a mass spectrograph …   Universalium

• Potrillo volcanic field — The Potrillo Volcanic Field is a monogenetic volcanic field located on the Rio Grande Rift in New Mexico, USA and Chihuahua, Mexico. It lies convert|35|km|mi|0 west of El Paso, Texas. Rio Grande Rift *Rifting began in Late Oligocene cite book |… …   Wikipedia