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To: fishtank

I first heard about this at least a decade ago, I believe it was debunked back then. But.. I guess I dont really care.


12 posted on 01/04/2019 1:44:40 PM PST by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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To: Paradox

Helium Diffusion in Zircons

The authors argue that by extrapolating data on the rate of helium diffusion in minerals, the high concentration of helium in zircons can only be explained by a young earth. However, the data presented were taken in conditions of laboratory vacuum and actual diffusion rates in field conditions are known to be considerably lower, by as much as a factor of one thousand or more. The RATE researchers claim to have meticulously accounted for all crystallographic features. However, the diffusion rate of noble gases in minerals is so complex both theoretically and experimentally that helium concentrations are not considered by geochronologists to be reliable for any dating implications.

https://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/origins/rate-ri.htm


15 posted on 01/04/2019 1:51:29 PM PST by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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