The age of the rocks (B. Grauert)

• 7.2.1 Introduction
• 7.2.2 The methods for age determination of minerals and rocks
  • 7.2.2.1 K-Ca method
  • 7.2.2.2 K-Ar rnethod
  • 7.2.2.3 Ar-40/Ar-39 method
  • 7.2.2.4 U, Th-Pb methods and Pb-Pb method
  • 7.2.2.5 U, Th-He methods
  • 7.2.2.6 Lu-Hf and Re-Os methods
  • 7.2.2.7 Rb-Sr method
  • 7.2.2.8 Sm-Nd method
  • 7.2.2.9 I-Xe and Pu-Xe methods
  • 7.2.2.10 Age determination with common Sr
  • 7.2.2.11 Age determination with common lead
  • 7.2.2.12 Methods in which isotopes of the U and Th decay series are used
  • 7.2.2.13 Methods in which cosmic-ray induced nuclides are used
  • 7.2.2.14 Fission-track dating
  • 7.2.2.15 Thermoluminescence method
  • 7.2.2.16 Dating of cosmic and geologic events
• 7.2.3 Geological time table
• 7.2.4 References for 7.2