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Slide 1 Solar System Formation Slide 2 Age of the Solar System The oldest rocks found on Earth are about 4.55 billion years old, not native but meteorites which fall from…

Solar System Formation Age of the Solar System The oldest rocks found on Earth are about 4.55 billion years old, not native but meteorites which fall from space. The oldest…

Earth History GEOL 2110 Earth History GEOL 2110 Lecture 9 Absolute Dating of the Earth Major Concepts The discovery of radioactivity in the early 1900’s and the recognition…

Earth History GEOL 2110 Earth History GEOL 2110 Lecture 9 Absolute Dating of the Earth Major Concepts The discovery of radioactivity in the early 1900’s and the recognition…