If a rock layer in Mexico and a rock in Australia contain the same index fossil, what do you know about the absolute ages of the layers in both places?
Enough information has been accumulated about the rate of radioactive decay that the age of rocks and fossils in number of years could be determined through radiometric age dating.
Answered -
Related Questions
-
Why do minerals in metamorphic rocks often rearrange in layers?
They form layers because they have undergone a great deal of ...
-
Is Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called?
Permeable rock layers that transmit groundwater freely are ca...
-
What layer is the oldest of a rock?
Every layer of rock corresponds to a specific time in the his...
-
What is a rock formed in layers?
Foliated metamorphic rocks have layers, or banding. Examples ...
-
What is the splitting of rock along fine layering?
Metamorphism is the solid-state recrystallization of pre-exis...
Comments