Geochronometry


[jee-oh-kruh-nom-i-tree] /ˌdʒi oʊ krəˈnɒm ɪ tri/

noun
1.
the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.
geochronometry
(jē’ō-krə-nŏm’ĭ-trē)
The measurement of geologic time using absolute measures, such as radiometric dating, or relative measures, such as determining the sequence of deposition of rock strata.

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