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This appears to be how they computed the date: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E2%80%93Ar_dating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E2%80%93Ar_dating With just 1
by greglindahl 9y ago
This appears to be how they computed the date: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E2%80%93Ar_dating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%E2%80%93Ar_dating
With just 1 sample they can't conclude much, but if they find a bunch of others, they'll have an interesting set of datapoints from the composition of the tiny air pockets in the ice.
- llccbb 9y agoYou can read more in this open-access PNAS article[0]. [0]http://www.pnas.org/content/105/24/8232.full http://www.pnas.org/content/105/24/8232.full