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Why can't geologist use the carbon 14 method to date igneous rocks?why can't they use that carbon 14 to date dinosaur bones?

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But carbon-14 dating won't work on dinosaur bones. The half-life of carbon-14 is only 5,730 years, so carbon-14 dating is only effective on samples that are less than 50,000 years old. ... To determine the ages of these specimens, scientists need an isotope with a very long half-life

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