Q95
The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by
A.
Ra - Si method
B.
Potassium - argon method
C.
C14 method
D.
Uranium - lead method
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Uranium Lead Method, also known as the U-Pb method, is one of the most ancient and reliable radiometric dating methods. It is used to date rocks and crystals that were formed more than a billion years ago. It has a range of dating samples that are about 1billion to 4.5billion years old. It has a precision rate of 0.1−1 percent.