Creationist Lies
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Well, I was going to leave but then you had to make me look at that page and their reference to basaltic/andesitic lava formations. Generally, the lithology of 'Basalt' and 'Andesites' include mucho Potassium and Argon, sufficient enough to do dating.
I'm not trying to start fights here, but, yes, if in fact there are flaws with standard dating mechanisms, then it's very hard to prove accepted geologic dating scales.
"Therefore, these considerations call into question all K-Ar "dating", whether "model ages" or "isochron ages", and all 40Ar/39Ar "dating", as well as "fossil dating" that has been calibrated against K-Ar "dates". Although seemingly insignificant in themselves, the anomalous K-Ar "model ages" for these recent andesite flows at Mt Ngauruhoe, New Zealand, lead to deeper questions. Why is there excess40Ar* in these rocks? From where did it come? Answers to these questions in turn point to significant implications that totally undermine such radioactive "dating" and that are instead compatible with a young Earth." - is a very bold statement, but yes in this instance it does bring up some questions as to whether or not K-Ar dating is valid.