Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
arenas finas con matriz limosa
English translation:
silty fine sand
Added to glossary by
Nikki Graham
Jul 27, 2006 11:48
17 yrs ago
Spanish term
Arenas finas con matriz limosa
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Edificación
Informe geotécnico de un terreno
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | silty fine sand |
Nikki Graham
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| 4 | fine grain sand with a limestone matrix |
bigedsenior
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| 3 | silica like sand on a bed of lime. |
muitoprazer (X)
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Proposed translations
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silty fine sand
As far as I am aware, the limosa here is silty and not referring to lime.
You could transalte this literally, if you wished, and put: fine sand with silty matrix. However, I think it is far more usual to say "silty fine sand"
Silty fine sand, poorly sorted, containing a coarse silt matrix. Geophysical, logs show highly variable baselines with deflections that are related to clay beds and sequences of silt, clay, and sorted fine sand. Density values of 2.12-2.25 g/cc and porosity values of 30-35 percent are typical.
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/allen/abstracts/sao98.html
You could transalte this literally, if you wished, and put: fine sand with silty matrix. However, I think it is far more usual to say "silty fine sand"
Silty fine sand, poorly sorted, containing a coarse silt matrix. Geophysical, logs show highly variable baselines with deflections that are related to clay beds and sequences of silt, clay, and sorted fine sand. Density values of 2.12-2.25 g/cc and porosity values of 30-35 percent are typical.
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/allen/abstracts/sao98.html
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Comment: "Muchas gracias una vez más, Nikki. Y gracias también a todos los demás por vustra ayuda"
3 mins
silica like sand on a bed of lime.
as artificial manufactured sand has this fine texture.,like silicon.
4 hrs
fine grain sand with a limestone matrix
:>)
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