Radiometric dating
Technique used to date materials such as rocks or carbon
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| July 2022 | Authors published a paper in Applied Geochemistry proposing new terminology for isotope terminology, suggesting replacing 'parent isotope' and 'daughter isotope' with 'precursor isotope' and 'product isotope' to align with mass spectrometry nomenclature. |
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