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subsidencia nf subsidence subsidiario,-ria adj subsidiary substancia nf substance susbstitucidn nf substitution | s. metasomatica metasomatism substitute nm substitute substrate nm substratum subsuelo nm subsoil | subsurface subterraneo,-nea adj subsurface, underground subterrano nm subterrane subvolcinnm subvolcano subvolcanico,-ca adj subvolcanic subyacente adj underlying succino nm amber succidn nf subduction sucesidn nf succession sudetico,-ca adj Sudetic suelo nm soil, land | ground | surface suelto,-ta adj loose, unconsolidated suelto nm loose piece of ore sulfate nm [Tetala de Oro, Puebla, Mex] aluminous clay containing iron sulfates sulfatita nf sulphatite sulfato nm sulfate | s. banco barite | s. de calcio gypsum | s. de plomo anglesite | s. pesado barite | s. sodico mirabilite sulfidizacidn nf sulfurization sulfito nm sulfite sulfofilo,-la adj sulphophile sulfosale nm sulfosalt sulfurado,-da adj sulfuretted sulfurico,-ca adj sulfuric sulfurizacidn nf sulfurization sulfuro nm sulfide or sulfide ore | s. de cadmio greenockite | s. de cobre chalcocite | s. de plomo galena | s. rojo. realgar | sulfuros en masa massive sulfides sulfuroso,-sa adj sulfurous | sour suma nf addition sumergido,-da adj submerged sumergimiento nm submergence sumergir itfr to submerge sumersidn nf submersion sumidero nm [PR] sinkhole sumiivtr to submerge sundtita nf andorite superantracita nf superanthracite S-8 superetapa nf superstage superficial adj superficial superficie nf surface | area, extent | acreage | de s. surface | en s. at the surface | s. de deslizamiento translation plane or surface | slickenslide | s. de equilibria isostatic equilibrium surface | s. de erosion erosion surface | s. de estratificacion bedding surface, bedding plane. | s. de fracturaccion fracture plane, fault plane | s. listrica listric surface superficies-s nfpl s-surface superfluente adj superfluent supergenico,-ca adj supergene supergrupo nm supergroup superior adj upper superparamagnetismo nm superparamagnetism superperiodicidad nf superperiodicity superplasticidad nf superplasticity superponer vtr to superpose, superimpose superposicidn nf superposition | s. discordance overstep | s. transgresiva onlap superpresidn nf overpressure superpuesto,-ta adj superimposed, supplementary | nm overlap supersaturacidn nf supersaruration supersaturado,-da adj supersaturated supersaturar vtr to supersaturate superserie nf superseries supersistema nm supersystem suplementario^ria adj subsidiary supralitoral adj supralittoral, supratidal surcamiento nm furrowing surco nm groove, furrow | sill | s. de alud avalanche scar | s. de erosion erosion groove | s. de escurrimiento sill mark | s. glacidrico discontinue jumping gouge surgencia nf upwelling suitido,-da adj sorted | nm sorting susceptibilidad nf susceptibility suspendido,-da adj suspended suspensoide nm suspensoid sustancia nf substance sustitucion nf substitution sutura nf suture suturado,-da adj sutured
tabaire nm a variety of soft limestone used for masonry tabianiense adj Tabianian. tabique nm [Me"x] 'horse' of rock in a vein, unmineralized rock separating bands of ore tabla nf slab (of rock) | table, list | side of a vein | t. de alto hanging wall | t. de bajo footwall tablazo nm mesa | flat stretch of a river tablero nm [Sp] slab | t. digitalizador digitizing tablet tablero de comprobacidn nm map showing allocation of exploration permits tacana nf silver ore | [Pe] argentite tacano nm ore rich in silver tac6nico,-ca adj Taconic taconiense adj Taconian tacos nmpl [Me"x] stones at the bottom of an arrastre tafrogenesis nf taphrogenesis tafrogenia nf taphrogeny. tafrogenico,-ca adj taphrogenic tafrogeosinclinal nm taphrogeosyncline tafrolito nm taphrolith taghanicano/-na adj Taghanican tagilita nf pseudomalachite tahona nf [Mex] variety of arrastre driven by a water wheel, spoon arrastre tahonero nm [M£x] worker in charge of a tahona tahulla nf land measure used in southeast Spain (1 tahulla = 11.18 ares = 0.28 acres) tajadera nf cold chisel | [Arag6n, Sp] sluice-gate tajado nm slicing (in mining) tajamar nm [Arg] basin tajear vtr [Pe] to stope tajeo nm [Pe] stoping tajerias nfpl [Isla San Fernando, Sp] salt-water evaporation ponds tajo nm cut, opening, excavation, trench | working face or cut | t. abierto open cut, open pit | t. ascendente ascending cut | t. descendente descending cut | t. descubierto open cut | t. recto cut perpendicular to a gallery | a t. abierto open-cutting or open-pitting tajdn nm [Andalusia, Sp] calcareous vein from which lime is extracted talacha nf [Mex] pickaxe, pick, mattock taladrador,-ora adj drilling, boring or piercing | T-l nm driller taladradora nf drill taladrarufr to drill or bore | to perforate taladro nm drill or auger | drill or borehole | drill bit | t. anular core drill | t. de alma core drill | t. de diamantes diamond drill | t. de rotacion rotary drill | t. de tierra earth auger | t. explorador prospecting drill | t. testigo [PR] core drill talasocracia nf period in which the earth's oceans covered most of the continents talasocratico,-ca adj charactarized by ocean high stand talasogenesis nf epirogenic processes that form ocean basins talcita nf talcite | damourite talco nm talc talcoide nm talcoid talcoso,-sa adj talcose, talcous talio nm thallium talmesita nf arsenate-belovite talpetate nm talpatate, caliche | [CAm] limestone talquita nm talc schist talud nm talus, slope | t. continental continental slope | t. de derrubios de ladera talus pile | t. de reposo natural slope, slope of repose | t. de ribera flood plain | t. detritico talus | t. litoral literal plain | t. redfal reef talus taludarufr to slope talweg nm thalweg talla nf cutting of precious stones | cutting or dressing of stone | working face where rock is being cut tallado,-da adj cut, dressed (stones) tallado nm cutting, dressing (stone, gems, etc.) tallar vtr to cut precious stones | to quarry | t. en facet as to facet taller nm workshop of the kind where things are actually made and /or repaired. | Mill. tamano nm size | dimensions | volume, capacity tambeo nm [Bol] large open stope tamiz nm sieve, sifter, usually mechanical | pasar por el t. to screen, sift tamizar vtr to sift, sieve, or screen tampon nm [chem] buffer tanda nf layer | series | work-shift | amount of work done (i.e. ore mined, distance drifted) during a work-shift | tour of duty in the mita \ work gang | [pet] run
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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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Paraguay Peru Santo Domingo Spain U
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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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isodina nf isomagnetic line isodina
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cage jayet nm jet jazido nm layer,
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keratospilita nf keratospilite (obs
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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
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Page 119 and 120: posmagm£tico,-ca adh postmagmatic
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Page 131 and 132: saaliense adj Saalian sa'bado nm a
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Page 149 and 150: varva nf varve | v. de arcilla glac
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Page 157 and 158: caldfera calcium zeolite | z. de Bo
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