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Horizont

English translation: horizon, layer


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German term or phrase:Horizont
English translation:horizon, layer
Entered by: claudiocambon
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19:54 Nov 16, 2009
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Science - Geology
German term or phrase: Horizont
This term crops up a number of times in my document about Afghan Cretaceous geology, most interestingly when it talks about a Seeigelhorizont. A Tagarin-Horizont is also mentioned once. Is this best translated simply as zone or level? TIA?
claudiocambon
United States
horizon
Explanation:
I don't know anything about geology, but here's what Google came up with:
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philgoddard
Local time: 14:04
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Horizon
Johanna Timm, PhD

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horizon


Explanation:
I don't know anything about geology, but here's what Google came up with:


    Reference: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=%22limestone+horizo...
philgoddard
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, Phil, and everyone else who commented. It is much appreciated!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  makhno: I think it's OK.
3 mins
  -> Thanks makhno.
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: or layer//see reference below
40 mins
  -> Thanks Johanna. But wouldn't layer be Schicht?
agree  Goldcoaster: with Johanna.
14 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Kim Metzger: A layer of rock with a particular composition http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/GEOLOGICALHORIZON
20 hrs
  -> Thanks Kim.
agree  Brita Fiess
23 hrs
  -> Thanks Brita.
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Reference comments


6 hrs
Reference: Horizon

Reference information:
Soil Horizons (layers): Soil is made up of distinct horizontal layers; these layers are called horizons. They range from rich, organic upper layers (humus and topsoil) to underlying rocky layers ( subsoil, regolith and bedrock).
http://www.zoomstore.com/geology/soil/

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 44
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