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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'. The term first appeared as Hvarfig lera (varved clay) on the first map produced by the Geological Survey of Sweden in 1862.
However, in order for students to be able to count all the very thin varves, we needed to enlarge them 17 times, along with a 10mm ruler enlarged the same amount. The enlarged varve sections are arranged in fours on 4 pages for at total of 16 varve sections. There are also 4 10mm enlarged rulers on one page: