Varve

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A layer or series of layers of sediment deposited in a body of still water in one year.
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  • n. An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
    • Word Usage
    "Preserved records of ecosystem variations (e.g., trees, fossils, and sedimentary deposits), combined with dating techniques such as carbon-14, lead-210, or ring/varve counting, have been a primary source of information for unraveling past environmental changes that pre-date the age of scientific monitoring and instrumental records."
     
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