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Absolute dating of late Quaternary Lacustrine sediments by high resolution varve chronology

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A high precision absolute timescale has been developed from annually laminated lake sediments from lakes in the Eifel area, West Germany. Calibration of relative dating methods (palynology, paleomagnetism) was carried out successfully. In addition palecological and astronomical information was obtained from varve thickness measurements, and the composition of annual layers.

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    Bernd Zolitschka

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Zolitschka, B. Absolute dating of late Quaternary Lacustrine sediments by high resolution varve chronology. Hydrobiologia 214, 59–61 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00050932

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