| 1. | A varve represent an annual deposit of silt and clay.
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| 2. | The first varve chronology was constructed by De Geer in Stockholm in the late 19th century.
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| 3. | In 1924, the Geochronological Institute, a special laboratory dedicated to varve research was established.
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| 4. | The classic varve archetype is a light / dark coloured couplet deposited in a glacial lake.
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| 5. | Higher carbon content causes greater deposition of iron sulfide, which appears as a black varve.
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| 6. | The best known other example of a varve-forming lake in Turkey is Lake Van.
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| 7. | He used local peat sequences combined with varve dating to produce a regional climatic chronology for Scandinavia.
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| 8. | In addition to seasonal variation of sedimentary processes and deposition, varve formation requires the absence of bioturbation.
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| 9. | The Seaham, New South Wales is named after David, who discovered varve shale there in 1914.
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| 10. | Glacial striae on shales and varve-like sediments found in Uruguay have been associated with this glaciation.
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