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geological marker layer

Arabic translation: طبقة جيولوجية دليلية / مَعلَمية

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English term or phrase:	geological marker layer
Arabic translation:	طبقة جيولوجية دليلية / مَعلَمية
Entered by:	Yaser Suleiman

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18:18 Oct 15, 2007

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Science - Geology / Dinosaur remains

English term or phrase: geological marker layer

Anybody got a tranlsation for this guys? He's talking about a layer of rocks where they found a hadrosaur footprint, and he says, "This is a geological marker layer -- it marks the end of the dinoasur age." Any thoughts on the "geological marker layer" part? I'm guessing maybe
طبقة جيولوجية فاصلة
but I thought I'd ask in case there's a specific Arabic scientific term for it...
Thank a million!

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طبقة جيولوجية دليلية / مَعلَمية

Explanation:
وفقا لقاموس دار العلم الهندسي الشامل
Marker bed (geol) = طبقة دليلية
Marker horizon (geol) = طبقة معلمية

والله أعلم

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Yaser Suleiman
Jordan
Local time: 16:18

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Thanks a million everybody. I guess this is the answer I was looking for. Thanks again very much!
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طبقة جيولوجية واصمة/واسمة/مُرشدة

Ehab Tantawy

طبقة جيولوجية دليلية / مَعلَمية

Yaser Suleiman

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طبقة جيولوجية فاصلة

Shazly

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طبقة جيولوجية واصمة/واسمة/مُرشدة

Explanation:
طبقة جيولوجية واصمة/واسمة/مُرشدة

Ehab Tantawy
Egypt
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طبقة جيولوجية فاصلة

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طبقة جيولوجية محددة

The seafloor sediment layer is a modern “marker layer” separating the current period of geologic time from the one before and the one that will come next.

Geological Marker - Specified geological signature indicating a named producing horizon.

Shazly
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