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Chapter 8, Problem 53E
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Interpretation:

The approximate age of the given meteorite is to be determined.

Concept introduction:

Uranium-lead dating is the method used to determine the ages of the rocks that were formed about one or more million years ago. It is one of the oldest methods of dating rocks.

The age of a meteorite and a fossil can be determined with the help of radiometric dating.

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