Potassium-argon dating is ideal for dating and rock.

Potassium-argon dating measures the decay of radioactive potassium into argon, which is useful when minerals crystallize and trap argon as igneous rock forms. It is therefore ideal for dating igneous rock. Sedimentary rocks are generally dated by examining their grains or fossils, and metamorphism can reset the dating clock.

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