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Radiocarbon Sample Information

Gd-2136 Gardno Ga-L1a    Age:  2390 ± 90 BP 
Sample name:  Gardno Ga-L1a
Submitter:  Rotnicki Karol
Institution:
 
 
 Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
 Instytut Badań Czwartorzędu
 ul.Fredry 10   61-701 Poznań

Collector:
Date of collection:
 Wojciechowski Adam
 Aug 1983

Additional information:  Depth 76-81cm, bottom of upper layer of peat, underlain by detritus-calcareous gyttja. Thickness of profile 180cm. Gardno Peatbog, 220m W of lake shore, 180m S of Bagienica River.
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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