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English translation: marlstones / marls

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Greek term or phrase:	μάργες
English translation:	marlstones / marls
Entered by:	Kyriacos Georghiou

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13:54 Oct 17, 2010

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Greek term or phrase: μάργες

Το έδαφος στη περιοχή της κατοικίας είναι τύπου PI σύμφωνα με το γεωλογικό χάρτη.
Χαρακτηρίζεται ως ιζηματογενές με μάργες, ασβεστόλιθους, ψαμμίτες και μικρές κροκάλες. Περιέχει σημαντικό ποσοστό αργίλου

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marlstones / marls

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Νομίζω πως (πάντα με κάποια επιφύλαξη μέχρι να έρθουν οι ειδικοί στο χώρο) πως μάργες= marlstones (ίσως και σκέτο marls). ...
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marlstones / marls

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marl vs marlstone	Dylan Edwards

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marlstones / marls

Kyriacos Georghiou
Cyprus
Local time: 12:37
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Greek
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Reference: marl vs marlstone

Reference information:
Marl:
A pelagic or hemipelagic sediment ... It is 30% clay and 70% microfossils.
(The English word "marl" is from the Latin margila < marga).

Marlstone:
A semi-lithified marl. A fully lithified marl is termed an argillaceous limestone.

Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Oct 24, 2010 - Changes made by Kyriacos Georghiou:
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