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Radioactive Dating

In Australia, scientist found a type of fossil called Stromatolites.These fossils are the remains of a reef built by organisms similar to present day bacteria.They grew and built up colonies in ancient shallow ocean.Some paleontologists have determined that the stromatolites are more than 3 milli

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Radioactive Dating

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    1. Finding out the absolute age of rock Radioactive Dating

    2. In Australia, scientist found a type of fossil called Stromatolites. These fossils are the remains of a reef built by organisms similar to present day bacteria. They grew and built up colonies in ancient shallow ocean. Some paleontologists have determined that the stromatolites are more than 3 million years old. How can scientist determine the Absolute age of a rock?

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