Varve (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Geology.
  1. (in lake sediments) an annual deposit usually consisting of two layers, one of fine materials and the other of coarse.
noun geology
  1. a typically thin band of sediment deposited annually in glacial lakes, consisting of a light layer and a dark layer deposited at different seasons
  2. either of the layers of sediment making up this band
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