RE: Age of the Earth

Andrew (cummins@dialnet.net)
Mon, 31 Aug 1998 19:20:13 -0500

> [mailto:evolution-owner@udomo2.calvin.edu]On Behalf Of Pim van Meurs
>
> Let's see if I can understand your argument then. We don't know
> enough about nucleo-synthesis to understand isochron methods and
> radiometric dating ? If that is the case, could you please give
> an example how this could be relevant to radiometric dating ?

My argument, if you want to call it that, is: Could the natural
creation of heavier elements leave a trail that could be misinterpreted
isochrone data?

> For example, isochron methods are the most reliable radiometric
> dating methods. This is because they have a built-in indication
> that lets you know when the dating assumptions have been
> violated, which would make the date meaningless. The following
> methods were applied to a single sample of the Greenland Amsitoq
> Gneiss: [12]
>
> Rb-Sr isochron 3.70 +- 0.14 billion years
> Pb-Pb isochron 3.80 +- 0.12 billion years
> U-Pb discordia 3.65 +- 0.05 billion years
> Th-Pb discordia 3.65 +- 0.08 billion years
> Lu-Hf isochron 3.55 +- 0.22 billion years

Wast the testing blind?