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ракуши

English translation: coquina

14:55 Dec 28, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Sakhalin
Russian term or phrase: ракуши
У западного побережья материка — преобладает глинистый грунт с включениями гальки и ракуши.
kergap --
Russian Federation
Local time: 00:29
English translation:coquina
Explanation:
Detrital limestone composed of broken, a braded shell fragments.

Sakhalin has coquina beds.
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Jack slep
Local time: 17:29
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Спасибо!
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4 +7coquina
Jack slep
4 +1shell debris
Anneta Vysotskaya


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
coquina


Explanation:
Detrital limestone composed of broken, a braded shell fragments.

Sakhalin has coquina beds.

Jack slep
Local time: 17:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
15 mins
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agree  Yavor Dimitrov
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agree  Mrs Shell
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agree  Janina Nowrot
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agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy
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agree  ganaa444
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ракуши
shell debris


Explanation:
Dominantly the material consists of green to brown silt or sand and shell debris.
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Anneta Vysotskaya
Local time: 09:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  ganaa444
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