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French: conglomérats pisaires

English translation: pisolitic conglomerates



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:conglomérats pisaires
English translation:pisolitic conglomerates
Entered by:Gwynneth George
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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
French term or phrase: conglomérats pisaires
Elles sont surtout représentées par des quartzites claires, des quartzites feldspathiques grossiers et des conglomérats pisaires roses violacés
Gwynneth George
Zimbabwe
pisolitic conglomerates
Explanation:
standard descriptive term in sedimentary petrology
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Guy Bray
United States
Note from asker to answerer
thanks very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4pisolitic conglomerates
Guy Bray
3 +1conglomerates formed of/with pea-sized fragments/
Rachel Fell


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
conglomerates formed of/with pea-sized fragments/

Explanation:
there may be a neater term

Pisaire : - Géol. - Adj. Terme désuet, se définit par ce qui est proportionnel à la taille d'un pois ©geopedia.fr

http://www.geopedia.fr/geopedia-page-p.htm

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree silviantonia: Excellent link.
12 mins
  -> Thank you silvantonia, though I think Guy has a better term;-)
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pisolitic conglomerates

Explanation:
standard descriptive term in sedimentary petrology

Guy Bray
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Note from asker to answerer
thanks very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Rachel Fell: :-)
1 hr
agree silviantonia: I love learning new words!
1 hr
agree cristina estanislau
3 hrs
agree Alison Jeffries-Thierry
7 hrs
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