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silex

Polish translation: kwarc; krzemień

21:34 Apr 15, 2007
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Geology
English term or phrase: silex
Wydaje mi się, że jest to krzemień, ale mam poważne wątpliwości, dlatego zwracam się z prośbą o pomoc do osób z większym doświadczeniem.
goodheavens
Local time: 14:15
Polish translation:kwarc; krzemień
Explanation:
jako nazwa geologiczna, to któreś z tych dwóch. Ale wiele zależy od kontekstu, bo w skrajnym przypadku może nawet oznaczać bazalt czy dowolną inną twardą skałę.

" a. The French term for flint. AGI
b. Silica; esp. quartz, such as a pure or finely ground form for use as a filler. AGI
c. An old term formerly applied to a hard, dense rock, such as basalt or compact limestone. Etymol: Latin, hard stone, flint, quartz. The term was used by Pliny for quartz. AGI
Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms"

http://www.webref.org/geology/s/silex.htm
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leff
Local time: 14:15
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4dwutlenek krzemu / krzemionka / tlenek (IV) krzemu
Icing (X)
4kwarc; krzemień
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dwutlenek krzemu / krzemionka / tlenek (IV) krzemu


Explanation:
albo: szkło kwarcowe / szkło krzemionkowe

silex
1. [materials] Heat- and shock-resistant glass containing about 98% quartz.
2. [mineralogy] A pure or finely ground quartz.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms

Icing (X)
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Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: Polish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kwarc; krzemień


Explanation:
jako nazwa geologiczna, to któreś z tych dwóch. Ale wiele zależy od kontekstu, bo w skrajnym przypadku może nawet oznaczać bazalt czy dowolną inną twardą skałę.

" a. The French term for flint. AGI
b. Silica; esp. quartz, such as a pure or finely ground form for use as a filler. AGI
c. An old term formerly applied to a hard, dense rock, such as basalt or compact limestone. Etymol: Latin, hard stone, flint, quartz. The term was used by Pliny for quartz. AGI
Source: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms"

http://www.webref.org/geology/s/silex.htm

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