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Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Pleistocene glacial lake varves at Sandend Bay in Scotland A varve is an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
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thumb|upright=1.35|Pleistocene glacial lake varves at Sandend Bay in Scotland A varve is an annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock.
The word 'varve' derives from the Swedish word varv whose meanings and connotations include 'revolution', 'in layers', and 'circle'.
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