Thesaurus Term/Concept: PEAT

Identifier 142922
Class MDA OBJECT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Material consisting of at least 90% organic matter by dry weight. Formed from plant material under damp, wet or acid conditions where the rate of accumulation is greater than the rate of decay.

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Find Type FSF46268: PEAT (MIS11 - 422000 BC? to 372000 BC?)
Find Type FSF51450: PEAT (Pioneering late Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 7000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
Find Type FSF38373: PEAT (Pioneering late Mesolithic to Middle Saxon - 7000 BC to 849 AD) + Sci.Date
Find Type FSF51451: PEAT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
Find Type FSF36001: PEAT (Roman to IPS: Middle Late Saxon - 230 AD to 990 AD)
Find Type FSF51465: PEAT (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Saxon - 9000 BC? to 1065 AD?)
Find Type FSF35999: PEAT (Undated)
Find Type FSF51452: PEAT (Undated)