And igneous rock sample is about 250,000 years old. Would you use uranium-lead radiometric dating to find its age?

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Jacoby Garza

28 December, 08:35

And igneous rock sample is about 250,000 years old. Would you use uranium-lead radiometric dating to find its age?

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Shaniya · Answer 1

And igneous rock sample is about 250,000 years old. Would you use uranium-lead radiometric dating to find its age?

Yes, wikipedia says " It can be used to date rocks that formed and crystallised from about 1 million years to over 4.5 billion years ago with routine precisions in the 0.1-1 percent range. "

Therefore, 250,000 years can be compared