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Image of the Day — Argon Geochronology Laboratory
Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
The Argon Lab in 2017
Image taken:
10/31/2017
by: Jake Ross
©
2017
Longitude: -106.904149
Latitude: 34.06781
(WGS 84 or NAD 83)
About this image
The New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory at the NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources is one of the foremost 40Ar/39Ar research facilities in the world. The laboratory is able to date most geologic materials containing potassium-bearing minerals. Samples can range in age from very young volcanic rocks to the oldest rocks on earth.
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