1907 in Science - Geology

Geology

• Bertram Boltwood proposes that the amount of lead in uranium and thorium ores might be used to determine the Earth's age and crudely dates some rocks to have ages between 410—2200 million years.
• The Moine Thrust Belt in Scotland is identified by Ben Peach and John Horne, one of the first to be discovered.
• The rare phosphate mineral tarbuttite is first discovered at Broken Hill, North-Western Rhodesia.