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Radiocarbon Sample Information
Gd-1437 Gardno Ga-K4a Age: 7960 ± 70 BP |
Sample name: | Gardno Ga-K4a |
Submitter: | Wojciechowski Adam |
Institution: |
Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza Instytut Badań Czwartorzędu ul.Fredry 10 61-701 Poznań |
Collector: Date of collection: |
Wojciechowski Adam Sept 1981 |
Additional information: | Layer of peat overlaying sand, below gyttja. Sample from bottom of layer, depth 387-392cm. W shore of lake, 700m NE form Bagienica mouth to lake. |
Material of sample: | peat |
Contamination: | |
Type of site: | core |
Field of study: | geomorphology |
Sample location: | |
Site name: | Gardno |
Latitude: | 54 38 00N |
Longitude: | 17 07 00E |
Detailed description of the sample location: | |
Slovinian Coastline. | |
Environment description: | |
Basin of Gardno Lake is filled by organic deposits lying on the bottom sands. In prevailing part of the lake immediately on sands are laing peats of thickness from few cm to 3m, covered by gyttja. Considerable area S of lake is occupied by peatbog with peat thickness of 2-6m. |
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