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Subject: Dating of Rocks

Date: Tue Apr 9 17:08:36 1996
Posted by: Mike Rainville
Grade level: teacher/prof
School/Organization: Scott Valley Junior High
City: Fort Jones State/Province: California
Country: USA
Area of science: Earth Sciences
Message:
How is it that accurate dates can be determined for rocks when 

they are formed from atoms that were already in existance?

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