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calcefiro

English translation: calciphyre


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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology / petrology and mining
Italian term or phrase: calcefiro
CALCEFIRO BIANCO GRIGIASTRO A STRISCIE CHIARE E SCURE...

(...it's not a typo!!)
Simon Sobrero
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:50
English translation:calciphyre
Explanation:
"marmo contenente un’alta percentuale di silicati di Ca e Mg, formatosi per metamorfismo di contatto."

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Note added at 29 mins (2009-10-03 20:37:57 GMT)
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or calc-silicate marble "http://www.maden.hacettepe.edu.tr/dmmrt/dmmrt172.html#d3599"
Selected response from:

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 03:50
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3calciphyre
Oliver Lawrence
3 -2Cheema pink
Vincenzo Di Maso


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
CALCEFIRO
Cheema pink


Explanation:
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from the link

Vincenzo Di Maso
Portugal
Local time: 02:50
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Oliver Lawrence: I don't think this is meant to be read as having 'Cheema pink' as the translation of 'calcefiro'
17 mins
disagree  Luca Gentili: I definitely agree with Oliver
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
CALCEFIRO
calciphyre


Explanation:
"marmo contenente un’alta percentuale di silicati di Ca e Mg, formatosi per metamorfismo di contatto."

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Note added at 29 mins (2009-10-03 20:37:57 GMT)
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or calc-silicate marble "http://www.maden.hacettepe.edu.tr/dmmrt/dmmrt172.html#d3599"


    Reference: http://leroccemetamorfiche.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.h...
    Reference: http://nature.berkeley.edu/classes/eps2//wisc/Calciphyre.htm...
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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