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Radiocarbon Sample Information

Gd-1658 Gardno Ga-I 8a    Age:  6280 ± 80 BP 
Sample name:  Gardno Ga-I 8a
Submitter:  Rotnicki Karol
Institution:
 
 
 Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
 Instytut Badań Czwartorzędu
 ul.Fredry 10   61-701 Poznań

Collector:
Date of collection:
 Wojciechowski Adam
 Sept 1983

Additional information:  Top of layer, overlain by clayey-fine sand, depth 267-272cm. NW part of lake, 400m E of Łupawa mouth to lake.
Material of sample:  peat
Contamination:   
Type of site:  core
Field of study:  geology

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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