Dictionary:Strontium isotope dating

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Age dating of marine sediments less than 200 ka old based on their 87Sr/86Sr ratio. This ratio has been changing with time because water from river systems has a higher ratio than sea water. Measurement of the ratio in marine sediments thus can be related to the ratio value at the time the sediments were deposited.