Lid

English translation: member

16:33 Mar 31, 2003

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Geology / geology

Dutch term or phrase: Lid

geology; they are talking about soil studies in Belgium and refer to the Formatie van Lede, and then go on to discuss 'het Lid van Merelbeke', and various other things referred to as 'Lid'.

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Local time: 15:18

English translation:member

Explanation:
Carmen,
My geology dictionary (Council for Geoscience) translates the term as:

lid : member (lithostratigraphy)

By searching google with these two terms I find:

Because the informal subdivision in the basinal part of the Winnipegosis Formation in Manitoba andSaskatchewan is not useful in the marginal part of west-central Alberta, four new members are introduced inAlberta. In ascending order they are the Eyehill, Cutknife, Killam, and Bawif. The Eyehill Member is in mappablecontinuity with the lower Winnipegosis member of southern Saskatchewan and extends westward into east-centralAlberta. The Cutknife is in mappable continuity with the upper Winnipegosis member of southwesternSaskatchewan and extends westward beyond the depositional limit of the Eyehill. In west-central Saskatchewanboth the Killam and the Bawif members are in lateral facies contact with the upper part of the Shell Lake Memberof the Prairie Formation
(http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:XeQzkqiRwNMC:www.nrcan....

Perhaps this is what you need?
Regards,
Sandra

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Sandra Nortje
South Africa
Local time: 14:18

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section

blomguib (X)

3 +4

member

Sandra Nortje

part

Henk Peelen

limb

Jason Roberts

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20 mins confidence:

part

Explanation:
is what I wouls suggest.

Van Dale:
formatie (geologie): laag of groep aardlagen of gesteenten die in eenzelfde periode of onder gelijke omstandigheden zijn gevormd of zijn ontstaan.

A "groep" has "leden" or "delen".

deel = part

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well, actual the translation of \"lid\" is of course \"member\", but I think \"part\" is more suitable

Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of:

Dutch

29 mins confidence:

limb

Explanation:
Could "limb" be what you are looking for here?

This use in English (from http://www.pgc.nrcan.gc.ca/~mgd/Abstracts.htm):
"The study area lies on the northern limb of the Tertiary Hampshire-Dieppe Basin in water depths ranging from <10 m to 65 m"

Seems to coincide with the following use in Dutch (which explains abbreviations) at http://www.geotis.be/geotis/about3.htm:
" T = tertiair zonder verdere differentiatie

TMa = Tertiair, Formatie van Maldegem ; Tertiair waarbij de geïdentificeerde grondlaag aan de bepaalde formatie kan worden toegeschreven

TMaAs = Tertiair , Formatie van Maldegem, Lid van Asse ; Tertiair waarbij de geïdentificeerde grondlaag aan het bepaalde lid van een formatie kan worden toegeschreven "

And also as used at (http://www.geotis.be/geotis/about3.htm

Reference: http://www.pgc.nrcan.gc.ca/~mgd/Abstracts.htm
Reference: http://www.geotis.be/geotis/about3.htm

Jason Roberts
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of:

English

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

section

Explanation:
in my geology courses, the parts of a "formatie" (formation), were called "leden" or sections. One adds the geographical name of the place were it is found in order to characterize the section...website is an overview of Belgian geology

Reference: http://www.student.rug.ac.be/geologic/bel.doc

blomguib (X)
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of:

Flemish,

Dutch

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

member

Sandra Nortje
South Africa
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of:

Afrikaans,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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