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A succession of fine dark and light laminations, covering a time span of ca 6,000 years (Allerød to Atlantic), was observed in the sediment of Soppensee, Central Switzerland. These laminations, consisting of dark, organic and diatom-rich winter/spring layers and light calcite summer layers, are shown to be varves by means of several independent pollen and diatom analyses, as well as thin-section studies of the sediment micro-structure.
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Lotter, A.F. Evidence of annual layering in Holocene sediments of Soppensee, Switzerland. Aquatic Science 51, 19–30 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00877778
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