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Science - Geology | | German term or phrase: Basiseinheit | I am tempted to translate this as base level, but I'm not sure what the correct geological term is. Here is a sample sentence:
"In beiden Gebieten griefen die kretazischen Schichten mit einer vorwiegend roten Basiseinheit diskordant über ein eingerumpftes und gefaltetes jungpaläozoisches Grundgebirge."
Any help would be great. Thanks! |
| | | basal unit | Explanation:
A geological formation. There are overlying units on top of the basal unit.
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In geology, an unconformity is a buried erosion surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages. the unconformity indicates a break in the stratigraphic record. The basal unit is the layer above the unconformity.
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The German translation of "unconformity" is "Diskordanz". Wikipedia contains corresponding English and German articles. The entire sentence that needs to be translated suddenly makes sense ... |
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Explanation:
A geological formation. There are overlying units on top of the basal unit.
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Note added at 8 days (2009-11-24 21:53:50 GMT)
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In geology, an unconformity is a buried erosion surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages. the unconformity indicates a break in the stratigraphic record. The basal unit is the layer above the unconformity.
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Note added at 8 days (2009-11-24 22:00:56 GMT)
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The German translation of "unconformity" is "Diskordanz". Wikipedia contains corresponding English and German articles. The entire sentence that needs to be translated suddenly makes sense ...
Example sentence(s):- The Uvas Conglomerate (0-122 m; 0-400 ft thick) is the basal unit of the Tejon Formation.
- The basal unit of the Robitaille Formation comprises green wacke and pebble conglomerate ...
Reference: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009MinDe..44..285C
Reference: http://tor9.big.ous.ac.jp/People/torii/PDF/Zaman99.pdf
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