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Spanish to English Geology Translation Glossary

Spanish term		English translation
coetános		of the same age/even-aged/coetaneous
fase diastrófica Incaica		Inca diastrophic phase
mas confinado		of a more confined character
mira estadimétrica		(stadimetric reticle) / stadia measuring telescope / stadi(a)metric telescope / stadi(a)metric rangefinder
ocurre muy escasa calcedonia radial y pequeña		occurrence(s) of small, radial chalcedony is/are rare
PRESENCIA DEL GÉNERO HYPOLAGUS DICE 1917 (LAGOMORPHA, LEPORIDAE, ARCHAEOLAGINAE		presence of Hypolagus, Dice 1917 (Lagomorpha, Leporidae, Archaeolaginae)	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
Rosas de oleaje		wave roses
rumbos y buzamientos generales		strikes and dips
"ampliar punzados"		perforations
"BORRO"		Borro
"dirección N 60 - 70ª W de doble movimiento, transcurrente normal		strike, transcurrent (or strike slip) normal, double movement
"minas a rajo abierto "		open pit mining/mines >> strip mining
"punta perdida" (in this context)		lost cone
171,331 KgF, zinc 991,713 TMF,		Kilogramos Finos (KGF) / zinc (FMT)
a escala 1/20.000		with/at a scale of 1:20,000	Mara Ballarini
Entered by: Mara Ballarini
a banca llena		bank-full
a manera de techos colgantes		roofing	Chris Ellison
Entered by: Chris Ellison
A partir del Triasico		since the Triassic period	patinba
Entered by: patinba
a su paso		in their wake
a techo		at the top
abanicos de talud que prograda hacia una plataforma silicoclastica		slope fans that prograde towards a silicoclastic platform
acarreos cuaternarios		Quaternary deposits
acercamiento		convergence	Kate Major Patience
Entered by: Kate Major Patience
aceros de desgaste		steels subject to abrasive wear ( also abrasion wear )
acuñarse		to truncate
afaníticas con leve desarrollo de fenocristales de Plagioclasas y anfíboles		aphanitic with minor development of plagioclase and amphibole phenocrysts	Ma. Fernanda Blesa
Entered by: Ma. Fernanda Blesa
afloramientos		Outcrops
afloran cuerpos irregulares de filitas		there are abundant discontinuous bodies of phyllites
aguallueve		aguallueve (refers to a specific place)	Hazel Whiteley
Entered by: Hazel Whiteley
aguja (en este contexto)		needle
alóctona y autóctona		allochthonous and autochthonous
alcanzando potencias desde 0.10 hasta 0.90 m. reconocidas por 200 m de recorrido		reach thickness from 0.10 to 0.90 m, and can be recognized over a 200 m distance
alcotana		allocthonous	Ryan Kelly
Entered by: Ryan Kelly
algo silicificadas y bien estratificadas		somewhat silicified... clearly stratified	Ma. Fernanda Blesa
Entered by: Ma. Fernanda Blesa
algunas estructuras concentricas no efervecen.		several/some concentric structures do not effervesce	liz askew
Entered by: liz askew
Aloctono		allochthonous
Alrededor de 50 Km2 del Banco de Máncora alcanzan la isóbata de 100m.		About 50 Km2 of the B. de M. reach the 100 m isobath
alteración propilítica		propylitic alteration
alteritas		alterites
alto		"Alto" /mountain/peak/elevation

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