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salitreria nf salpeter or nitrate works salitrero,-ra adj salpetrous | nm salpeter worker salitroso,-sa adj salpetrous salma nf ton salmoita nf tarbuttite salmuera nf brine salobral adj saline salobre adj brackish, briny or salty salobreno/na adj saline salobridad nf saltiness, brackishness salon nm cavern or chamber of ore saloneo nm [Bol] room with roof supported by pillars or timbering salopiense adj Salopian salsa nf mud volcano salsedumbre nf salinity salsima nf salsima, sialsima saltacidn nf saltation saltierra nf impure salt derived from dried lake beds salto nm throw of a fault | fault | s. aparente a younger vein which intersects an older vein at an acute angle such that it follows the older vein for a distance | s. de agua waterfall | s. horizontal horizontal displacement, shift | s. neto slip | s. vertical vertical displacement, throw samario nm samarium | s.-neodimio samariumneodymium sammita nf psammite sammitico,-ca adj psammitic sammogenico,-ca adj psammogenic sandfa nf [NMex] oblong, oval or rounded mountain resembling a watermelon saneado,-da adj drained saneamiento nm drainage sanear vtr to drain, dry out sangamoniense adj Sangamonian sangria nf a tunnel that joins two main shafts sanguinaria nf bloodstone sanidina nf sanidine sannoniano,-na adj Sannonian sannoniense adj Sannonian sano nm whole, virgin, unworked ground santoniano,-na adj Santonian santoniense adj Santonian sanukitoide nm orthoandesite sapantracita nf sapanthracite saperita nf sapperite saponita nf soaps tone, saponite saprolitico,-ca adj saprolitic S-2 sapropel nm sapropel sapropelico,-ca adj sapropelic sapropelita nf sapropel saprosammita nf sandy sapropel sarabiado,-da adj gneissic sarcopsida nf sarcopside sardiense adj Sardic sardio nm sard sardo nm sard sarddnica nf sard sarddnice nm sardonyx sardonic nm sardonyx sarddnique nm sardonyx sarddnix nm sardonyx sarmatiano,-na adj Sarmantian sarmantiense adj Sarmantian sano nm scale, incrustation sarroso,-sa adj scaley, incrusted sasasa nf [Vz] a local variety of sandstone sassolina nf sassolite satelita nf satelite, fibrous serpentine saturacidn nf saturation | s. pendular pendular water saturation saturado,-da adj saturated saturar&fr to saturate saucesiense adj Saucesian saukovita nf metacinnabar saussuritizacidn nf saussuritization scachita nf scacchite scytiano,-na adj Scythian scytiense a^j Scythian schapbachita nf matildite scheibeita nf phoenicochroite schoenita nf picromerite secano nm sand bar secas nfpl refined silver seccidn nf section | 5. delgada thin section | 5. longitudinal longitudinal section | s. pulimentada polished section | s. transversal cross section secadal nm moorland secrecidn nf secretion | segregation sectil adj sectile secron nm sechron sector nm section, part, sector | area, zone secuaniano,-na adj Sequanian secuaniense adj Sequanian secuencia nf sequence | s. estratigrafica sedimentary sequence secundario,-ria adj secondary | supergene | nm Mesozoic
sedentario,-ria adj sedentary sedifluccidn nf sedifluction sedimentacidn nf sedimentation | s. euxina euxenic sedimentation sedimentar nf to aggrade, sediment sedimentario,-ria adj sedimentary sedimento nm sediment deposit | s. abisal pelagic sediment | s. anemogeno aeolian sediment | s. cldstico clastic sediment | s. de mar profundo pelagic sediment | s. efestogeno volcaniclastic sediment | s. eolico aeolian sediment | s. biogeno organic sediment | s. cldstico clastic sediment | s. criogeno glacial sediment | s. eolico aeolian sediment | s. eupeldgico \ s. fluvial fluvial sediment | s. hemipeldgico hemipelagic deposit | s. limnico lacustrine sediment | s. litoral coastal sediment | s. marino marine sediment | s. mecdnico mechanical sediment | s. orgdnico organic sediment | s. organogeno organic sediment | s. peldgico pelagic deposit | s. quimico chemical sediment sedimentos nmpl drill cuttings sedimentologia nf sedimentology sedimentorio nm sedimentation sedoso,-sa adj silky seelandiense adj Seelandian seficidad nf psephicity sefita nf sudite, psephite sefitico,-ca adj psephitic segmentacidn nf segmentation segmentado,-da adj segmented segmento nm segment segregacidn nf segregation segregado,-da adj segregated segullo nm overburden on a gold mine segundo nm second seismo nm earthquake, seism seleccidn nf selection, sorting | s. a mano hand sorting seleccionado,-da adj sorted, selected selectivo,-va adj selective selenio nm selenium selenato nm selenate selenida nf selenide selenita nf selenite selen-telurio nm selen-tellurium semialto nm [Tepezala, Aguascalientes, Mex] furnace used for smelting copper ore semiantracita nf semianthracite semibituminoso,-sa adj semibituminous S-3 semicrat6nico,-ca adj quasicratonic semicristalino,-na adj hyalocrystalline senda nf foot trail, path senecaniense adj Senecan senectud nf senescence senescente adj senescent senil adj senile (erosion) senilidad nf senility (erosion) seno nm trough senoniano,-na adj Senonian senoniense adj Senonian sensitividad nf sensitivity sentarse en vpr to intersect, as in a shaft intersecting a vein sentazdn nm rock slide or landslide sentido nm sense or direction of throw on a fault senoraje nm royalty paid to the crown or state senorial nm [Huancavelica, Pe] smelter tolls paid to owners of pachamanca furnaces separacidn nf sorting or classification of ore | separation | parting separar vtr to sort or classify ore separata nf reprint sepe" nm [Col] layer of iron stained clay found above auriferous gravels separador nm separator | s. de gas gas separator septentrional nm vein having a north-south trend septima nf one seventh of the able-bodied work force of an Indian community drawn for service in the mita sequaniense adj Sequanian ser un oral v. intr. [Col] to be a rich mine sericitico,-ca adj sericitic sericitizacidn n/serialization serie nf series | s. calco-alcalina calc-alkaline series | s. isocjuimica isochemical series | s. ordenada ordered series | s. petrolifera oil- bearing series or strata serir nm serir, stony desert serpenteado,-da adj having a serpentine or highly variable strike or trend (veins) serpentina nf serpentine | s. fibrosa crysotile | s. hojosa antigorite serpentinizacidn nf sepentinization serpofita nf serpophita serrado,-da adj serrate, serrated serrania nf ridge serravalliense adj Serravallian sesgadura nf shearing
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adj adv Aig Ariz BC Bol Br Calif CA
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manzana (Argentina) manzana (Costa
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or pies. The legua is also sometime
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Sources Consulted Fuentes Consultad
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aalenenseadj Aalenian | nm Aalenian
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or any other steel grey silver mine
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Pattison process for separating sil
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deepening | shaft dug to establish
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altiplanicie nf high plateau, table
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anomaly | a. gravimetrica gravity a
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aeolian sand | a. esqueleal skeleta
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assemblage asociar a vtr to associa
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lue | «. de cobalto cobalt blue |
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arranquilla nf [Mex] gully barreal
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dlido nm meteorite bolo nm [Col] a
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cabalgar vtr to overlap | to thrust
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calorifico,-ca adj calorific calori
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menudo small coal | c. mineral coal
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cebo nm [Me"x] smelter charge | [Co
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cleavage | c. paralelo bedding clea
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compresidn nf compression | c. isot
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kinematic symmetry cleavage | c. de
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cribado,-da adj cribate, cribiform
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intrusive body | c. magmdtico boss,
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vein, mine selectively chchipa or c
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D dacitico,-ca nf dacitic danense a
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descubrir vtr to discover desdoblar
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dicroita nf dichroite dicroismo nm
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eclimometro nm clinometer econometr
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escala nf scale | e. de dureza hard
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maxima versimilitud maximum-likelih
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fabrica nf fabric (petrographic) |
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flecha nf deflection flexibilidad n
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gabarro nm xenolith | nodular fragm
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granalla nf small grains of metal,
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H haba nf nodule | nodular (bean-li
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horizonte nm bed, layer, stratum |
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depth meter indicatriz nf indicatri
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Page 85 and 86: keratospilita nf keratospilite (obs
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Page 89 and 90: litro nm liter lixivacidn nf leachi
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Page 101 and 102: N nacarado,-da adj pearly, nacreous
Page 103 and 104: proustite nddulo nm nodule | [Col]
Page 105 and 106: oligoceno,-na adj Oligocene | nm Ol
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Page 109 and 110: palingenisis nf palingenesis palino
Page 111 and 112: pedrero nm stone cutter | [Ch] ston
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Page 119 and 120: posmagm£tico,-ca adh postmagmatic
Page 121 and 122: pseudobrecha nf pseudobreccia pseud
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Page 125 and 126: ayano,-na adj bordering, adjacent r
Page 127 and 128: emanso nm pool of still water | bac
Page 129 and 130: iqueza nf riches | richness | nfpl
Page 131: saaliense adj Saalian sa'bado nm a
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Page 137 and 138: granalla adamantine shot drilling |
Page 139 and 140: tabaire nm a variety of soft limest
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Page 147 and 148: u ubicacion nf location, position,
Page 149 and 150: varva nf varve | v. de arcilla glac
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Page 155 and 156: yodado,-da adj iodized | containing
Page 157 and 158: caldfera calcium zeolite | z. de Bo
Page 159: side of a vein, (this is, of course
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