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Geologists determine the absolute age of rocks using
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Geologists determine the absolute age of rocks using

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Geologists use the method of radiometric dating that compares the amount of naturally occurring radioactive isotopes to measure the absolute (that is, not relevant) age of rocks.

This is the most widely used technique to find out the absolute age.
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