Locality
9°44´30" east longitude, 47°55´40" north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Bad Waldsee, Oberschwaben (582 above sea level), Germany, Europa
Historical relevance of location
Annually laminated lake sediments are used for investigations of past climatic changes, impact of man on the environment. These studies can be extended over thousands of years with a time resolution of seasons or single years.
Geological relevance of location
The lamination reflects oxygen depletion in the lake caused by sewage dumping of the town since early Middle Ages
Classification of the earth
Structure
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calcareous mud with annual layers
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Colour
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light - dark lamination
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Age
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Middle Ages
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Donor
Dr. Josef Merkt, Geological Survey of Lower Saxony, Hannover, Germany