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mas confinado

English translation: of a more confined character


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Spanish term or phrase: mas confinado
English translation:of a more confined character
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19:17 Dec 5, 2011
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Science - Surveying / Mapa Metalogenetico
Spanish term or phrase: mas confinado
El Grupo NN esta formado por unidades de caracter geosinclinal, acumulado en cuencas intracratonicas de distension e integradas por espesas formaciones de rocas sedimentarias tipo flysch (Formacion Agua Fria), a veces de caracter mas confinado (Formacion El Plan) o volcano-sedimentario (Formacion Minitas).
lbotto
Local time: 11:59
of a more confined character
Explanation:
This seems to refer to the pressure confining the sediments under pressure of overlying sediments.
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Barbara L Pavlik
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:59
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3 +1of a more confined character
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
of a more confined character


Explanation:
This seems to refer to the pressure confining the sediments under pressure of overlying sediments.

Barbara L Pavlik
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:59
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agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz: Yes, or "of a more confined nature".
13 hrs
  -> yes, nature does sound better than character, here. Thanks :)
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