Radioactive Dating of Rocks

by Dr. Andrew A. Snelling on June 28, 2006; a 4 minute read Deep in the eastern Grand Canyon, Arizona, is a stacked sequence of “ancient” basalt lava flows known by geologists as the Cardenas Basalt (Figures 1 and 2). Continue reading at answersingenesis.org.

by Dr. Andrew A. Snelling on January 1, 2010; a 3 minute read Radiometric dating methods sometimes yield conflicting results, but the technique itself is scientific and reliable, and once the results are interpreted in a biblical framework, they yield clear patterns that help us better understand the earth’s history since creation six thousand years ago. Continue reading at answersingenesis.org.

by Dr. Andrew A. Snelling on October 1, 2009; a 3 minute read Radiometric dating is often used to “prove” rocks are millions of years old. Once you understand the basic science, however, you can see how wrong assumptions lead to incorrect dates. Continue reading at answersingenesis.org.

by Dr. Andrew A. Snelling on June 17, 2009; a 5 minute read Radiometric dating is often used to “prove” rocks are millions of years old. Once you understand the basic science, however, you can see how wrong assumptions lead to incorrect dates. Continue reading at answersingenesis.org.