Time, Cratons, and Voyageurs NP

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SpontaneousRadioactiveDecay• Someisotopes(atomswithaparticular#protonsand#neutrons)areunstableandwillfallapart.• Exactlywhenanyparticularatomwillundergofissionisunpredictable,butthebehavioroflargenumbersofidenticalatomswillfollowastatisticalpattern,analogoustoflippingcoins.• Thenumberofunstableatoms,called“parents,”willdecreaseinapredictablefashion,producing“daughter”atoms.Theratioofparentstodaughterswillindicatehowmuchtimehaspassed.
Age EquationD = Do + N(e ⎭t -1)D= number of daughter atomsN = number of existing parent atomsD o = number of initial daughter atomse = exponential function⎭⎭= decay constantt = timeRadioactive isotopes will decay spontaneously to form daughter atoms.Radioactive decay is exponential and constant. Different radioactive elements willhave different decay rates, but the shape of the curve describing their abundanceswill be the same (shown as blue curve).
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Page 15 and 16: Complex sequences of events can be
Page 17 and 18: Unconformities• Nosinglelocationo
Page 19 and 20: Intrusive igneous rocks and metamor
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Page 29 and 30: FaunalSuccessionandCorrelation• W
Page 31 and 32: Correlation of rock units over grea
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