Would strontium-90 be useful for determining the age of fossils

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Dmarin · Answer 1 · 2019-01-22T11:19:43+0000

False. Strontium 90 has a half life of only 30 years, and as millions of years pass, about the time fossils have been around, most if not all of any strontium would have decayed.

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