Radiometrically dating a muscovite grain in a sandstone would give ____.
A) the date the sandstone was deposited
B) the age of the sandstone
C) the date the sandstone lithified
D) The absolute age of the muscovite grain
E) no conclusive evidence of date or age

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Radiometric dating of a muscovite grain would give the absolute age of that specific grain, not the age or date of the sandstone as a whole.

Radiometrically Dating a Muscovite Grain in a Sandstone Would Give