(Unless otherwise indicated, based on standard assumptions of (1) zero initial “daughter” component; (2) closed system; (3) uniform rate. Reference numbers refer to documentation cited on pages immediately following this table.)

Process Indicated Age
of the Earth 		Reference
     
Decay of earth’s magnetic field 10,000 years 1
Influx of radiocarbon to the earth system 10,000 years 2
Influx of meteoritic dust from space too small to measure 3
Influx of juvenile water to oceans 340,000,000 years 3
Influx of magma from mantle to form crust 500,000,000 years 3
Growth of oldest living part of biosphere 5,000 years 3
7.    Origin of human civilizations 5,000 years 3
8.    Efflux of Helium -4 into the atmosphere 1,750-175,000 years 4
9.    Development of total human population 4,000 years 5
10.  Influx of sediment to the ocean via rivers 30,000,000 years 6
11. Erosion of sediment from continents 14,000,000 years 6
12. Leaching of sodium from continents 32,000,000 years 7
13. Leaching of chlorine from continents 1,000,000 years 7
14. Leaching of calcium from continents 12,000,000 years 7
15. Influx of carbonate to the ocean 100,000 years 7
16. Influx of sulphate to the ocean 10,000,000 years 7
17. Influx of chlorine to the ocean 164,000,000 years 7
18. Influx of calcium to the ocean 1,000,000 years 7
19. Influx of uranium to the ocean 1,260,000 years 8
20. Efflux of oil from traps by fluid pressure 10,000-100,000 years 9
21. Formation of radiogenic lead by neutron too small to measure 9
22. formation of radiogenic strontium by neutron too small to measure 9
23. Decay of natural carbonate to the ocean 100,000 years 7
24. Decay of C-14 in pre-Cambrian wood 4,000 years 9
25. Decay of uranium with initial  “radiogenic” lead too small to measure 10
26. Decay of potassium with entrapped argon too small to measure 10
27. Formation of river deltas 5,000 years 11
28. Submarine oil seepage into oceans 50,000,000 years 12
29. Decay of natural plutonium 80,000,000 years 13
30. Decay of lines of galaxies 10,000,000 years 14
31. Expanding interstellar gas 60,000,000 years 15
32. Decay of short-period comets 10,000 years 16
33. Decay of long -period  comets 1,000,000 years 17
34. influx of small particles to the sun 83,000 years 17
35. Maximum life of meteor showers 5,000,000 years 17
36. Accumulation of dust on the moon 200,000 years 17
37. Instability rings of Saturn 1,000,000 years 17
38. Escape of methane from Titan 20,000,000 years 17
39. Deceleration of earth by tidal friction 500,000,000 years 18
40. Cooling of the heart by heat efflux 24,000,000 years 18
  41. Accumulation of calcareous ooze on sea floor   5,000,000 years   19
42. Influx of sodium to the ocean via rivers 260,000,000 years 20
43. Influx of nickel to the ocean via rivers 9,000 years 20
44. Influx of magnesium to the ocean via rivers 45,000,000 years 20
45. Influx of silicon to the ocean via rivers 8,000 years 20
46. Influx of potassium to the ocean via rivers 11,000,000 years 20
47. Influx of copper to the ocean via rivers 50,000 years 20
48. Influx of gold to the ocean via rivers 560,000 years 20
49. Influx of silver to the ocean via rivers 2,100,000 years 20
50. Influx of mercury into the ocean via rivers 42,000 years 20
51. Influx of lead into the oceans via rivers 2,000 years 20
52. Influx of tin into the ocean via rivers 100,000 years 20
53. Influx of aluminum into the ocean via rivers 100 years 20
54. Influx of lithium into ocean via rivers 20,000,000 years 20
55. Influx of titanium into ocean via rivers 160 years 20
56. Influx of chromium into ocean via rivers 350 years 20
57. Influx of magnesium into ocean via rivers 1,400 years 20
58. Influx of iron into ocean via rivers 140 years 20
59. influx of cobalt into ocean via rivers 18,000 years 20
60. Influx of zinc into ocean via rivers 180,000 years 20
61. Influx of rubidium into ocean via rivers 270,000 years 20
62. Influx of strontium into ocean via rivers 19,0000,000 years 20
63. Influx of bismuth into ocean via rivers 45,000 years 20
64. Influx of thorium into ocean via rivers 350 years 20
65. Influx of antimony into ocean via rivers 350,000 years 20
66. Influx of tungsten into ocean via rivers 1,000 years 20
67. Influx of barium into ocean via rivers 84,000 years 20
68. Influx of molybdenum into ocean via rivers 500,000 years 20

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Documentation Cited

  1. Thomas G. Barnes, Origin and Destiny of the earth’s Magnetic Field (San Diego, Institute for Creation Research, 1973), p.25.
  2. Melvin A. Cook, “Do Radiological Clocks Need Repair?” Creation Research Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, October, 1968, p.70.
  3. Henry M Morris, (Ed.,), Scientific Creationism (Public Schools) (San Diego, Institute for Creation Research, 1974), pp. 149-157, 185-196.
  4. Melvin A Cook, “Where is the Earth’s Radiogenic Helium?” Nature, Vol. 179, January 26, 1957, p. 213.
  5. Henry M. Morris, “Evolution and the Population Problem,” Impact Series No. 21, Institute for Creation Research, November, 1974.
  6. Stuart E. Nevins, “Evolution: The Ocean Says No.” Impact Series, ICR Acts and Facts, Vol.2, No.8, October, 1973.
  7. Dudley J. Whitney, The Faces of the Deep (New York, Vantage Press, 1955).
  8.  Salman Bloch: “Some Factors Controlling the Concentration of Uranium in the World Ocean,” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. Vol. 44, 1980, pp.373-377.
  9. Melvin A. Cook, Prehistory and Earth models (London, Max Parrish, 1966).
  10. Harold S. Slusher, Critique of Radiometric Dating (San Diego, Institute for Creation Research, 1980).
  11. Benjamin F. Allen, “The Geologic Age of the Mississippi River,” Creation Research Society Quarterly, Vol. 9 (September, 1972), pp.96-114.
  12.  R.D. Wilson, et al., “Natural Marine Oil Seepage,” Science (Vol.184), May 24, 1974, pp.857-865.
  13. “Natural Plutonium,” Chemical Engineering News, September 20, 1971.
  14. Halton Arp, “Observational Paradoxes in Extragalactic Astronomy,” Science, Vol. 174 (December 17, 1971), pp.1189-1200.
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  16. Harold S. Slusher, “Some Astronomical Evidences for a Youthful Solar System,” Creation Research Society Quarterly, Vol.8 (June 1971), pp.55-57.
  17. Harold S. Slusher, Age of the Cosmos (San Diego, Institute for Creation research, 1980), pp.76.
  18. Thomas G. Barnes, “Physics, A Challenge to Geologic Time,” Impact Series 16, ICR Acts and Facts, Institute for Creation Research, July, 1974.
  19. Maurice Ewing, J.I. Ewing, and M. Talwan, “Sediment Distribution in the Oceans-Mid-Atlantic Ridge,” Bulletin of the Geophysical Society of America, Vol. 75 (January, 1964), pp.17-36.
  20. Chemical Oceanography, Ed. By J.P. Riley and G. Skirrow (New York, Academic Press, Vol. 1, 1965), p.164. See also Harold Camping, “Let the Oceans Speak,” Creation Research society Quarterly, Vol. 11, (June, 1974), pp.39-45.