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Science 11 October 1968:
Vol. 162. no. 3850, pp. 265 - 266
DOI: 10.1126/science.162.3850.265
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Deep-Ocean Basalts: Inert Gas Content and Uncertainties in Age Dating

C. S. Noble 1 and J. J. Naughton 1

1 Department of Chemistry and Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, Honolulu 96822

The radiogenic argon and helium contents of three basalts erupted into the deep ocean from an active volcano (Kilauea) have been measured. Ages calculated from these measurements increase with sample depth up to 22 million years for lavas deduced to be recent. Caution is urged in applying dates from deep-ocean basalts in studies on ocean-floor spreading.


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