<span>Alright.. this is what I have in mind... then you can judge if I'm totally crazy:
As in any other experiment we wish to only hold 1 variable, while other thinkable variables are held constant.
In addtion to that we need to ref. soil and call that 0.
Now some theory: We know from medicals they can have synergetic effect if mixed. Same can go for nutrients, we therefor test each soil mixed and alone and see the effect.
We call the nutrients A, B and C, (continue with more if you like)
Now this is our setups:
0, A, B, C, AB, AC, BC, ABC.
In this way we can make compare to a ref soil (0) and also check for synergetic effects... this is a bit considered a multivariable experiment, but we also have A, B and C as ref. against the mixed soils.</span>
Answer:
Radiometric dating is usually defined as a method that helps in calculating the age of rock depending on the presence of radioactive isotopes and its rate of decay. In order to calculate this, the half-life of the isotope element must be known. This method is commonly used by geologists.
The conditions that are needed to fulfill in order to determine the age of a granitic batholith are as follows-
- The rate at which these materials decay must be a constant
- There should be an exact amount of both the parent as well as the daughter elements.
- Since it is a batholith, so it has formed from the crystallization of magma at a certain depth. So, these granitic rocks must have remained within a closed system, right from the time of its formation.
The various methods of radiometric dating that can be used to date this granitic batholith are-
- Uranium-lead dating- It is an efficient method to date the rocks that are of about 4 to 4.5 billion years.
- Potassium-argon dating- It is also commonly used to date rocks that are about 4 billion years old.
They show that there was an ocean over the plains long ago, and fossils are always used to elaborate on the history of life/how it developed.
