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

Richard Firestone
Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720-8169
J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (4), p 547
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p547.2
Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2006

Abstract

Karen Bartelt’s letter criticizing the paper by William Howard goes too far. This paper must be considered on its merits, not on perceived intentions, and it should be credited for teaching students to be critical in their analysis of data.

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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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