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A Consideration of the Potassium-Argon Radiometric Method for Dating Minerals

Reed A. Howald

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717

J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (4), p 547

DOI: 10.1021/ed083p547.1

Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2006

Abstract

Karen Bartelt’s letter is not a fair evaluation of the William A. Howard paper. There are educational advantages of getting students involved in the scientific analysis of even controversial topics like the potassium–argon method of dating minerals.

Keywords (Audience):

General Public

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Letters

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Analogies / Transfer

Keywords (Subject):

Argon

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