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igneous age
The period of time since a rock, such as some types of meteorite, solidified and crystallized from a molten state. This can be derived from the ratios of the radioactive elements of certain elements, such as samarium-neodymium (Sm-Nd) and rubidium-strontium (Rb-Sr).
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