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- From: davidlai@unixg.ubc.ca (David TW Lai)
- Newsgroups: sci.chem
- Subject: K-Ar Age Equation
- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:41:44 GMT
- Organization: The University of British Columbia
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- Hi,
-
- I got two version of the K-Ar age equation and could someone
- tell me which one is the correct one?
-
- t = 1/L * ( (Ar-40/K-40) * (L/Le) + 1)
- from "Short Course Handbook on Applications of Radiogenic
- Isotope Syhstems to Problems in Geology" by Mineralogical
- Association of Canada.
-
- t = 1/l * ln ( (Ar-40/K-40) * (L/Le) + 1)
- from "Principles of Isotope Geology" by Faure.
-
- t = the age;
- L = decay constant of K-40;
- Ar-40 = concentration of Argon-40
- K-40 = concentration of potassium-40;
- Le = decay constant of K-40 to Ar-40.
-
- The only difference between the two equations is the natural
- log (ln). However, this difference may have a major effect on the
- answer.
-
- Thanks a lot!
-
- Regards,
-
- David.
-
-