Amino acids have the property of being able to spontaneously flip from one form to another, a process
called racemization.
In soils, however, amino acids can be sequestered for thousands or even millions of years,
allowing racemization to accumulate.
The broad latitudinal range of the sites provides a useful perspective on the relative kinetics
of racemization at substantially different temperatures.
Some of the methods used to determine the age of the planet include: Stratigraphy, Dendrochronology, Obsidian Hydration Dating, Paleomagnetic / Archaeomagnetic, Luminescence Dating, Amino
Acid Racemization, Fission - track Dating, Ice Cores, Cation Ratio, Fluorine Dating, Patination, oxidizable Carbon Ratio, Electron Spin Resonance, and Cosmic - ray Exposure Dating.
Some other dating methods that have confirmed the age of the earth as being far greater than 10,000 yeras include: Stratigraphy, Dendrochronology, Obsidian Hydration Dating, Paleomagnetic / Archaeomagnetic, Luminescence Dating, Amino Acid
Racemization, Fission - track Dating, Ice Cores, Cation Ratio, Fluorine Dating, Patination, oxidizable Carbon Ratio, Electron Spin Resonance, and Cosmic - ray Exposure Dating.
Amino acid
racemization and the preservation of ancient DNA.
Racemization is very slow.