The material on site is a sandy clay loam

Spanish translation: marga

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English term or phrase:loam
Spanish translation:marga

08:47 Nov 22, 2000
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: The material on site is a sandy clay loam
The material on site is a sandy clay loam well suited to an on site sewage facility.

What is the correct translation of the words site, loam, sandy and clay?

Thank you,
karem
site = terreno (en este contexto); una marga (loam) mezcla
Explanation:
de arena y arcilla/ marga arenosa de arcilla.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 11:11
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na -1site = terreno (en este contexto); una marga (loam) mezcla
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site = terreno (en este contexto); una marga (loam) mezcla


Explanation:
de arena y arcilla/ marga arenosa de arcilla.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: English
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Thank you. God Bless you.

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disagree  pylos: suelo "franco arenoso arcilloso" sería más correcto
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