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taneciano,-na adj Thanetian ianecienseadj Thanetian tangeita wf calciovolborthite tangencial adj tangential tangente adj tangent | nf tangent tantalio ntn tantalum tantalo nm tantalum tantear vtr to work out roughly, estimate | to size-up, measure | to try out, test | to examine, study a project or proposal tanteo nm rough estimate | test | approximate calculation tapa nf hanging-wall, roof | coffer-dam used in placer mining tapado,-da adj concealed, covered up, blind tapado nm buried treasure tapar vtr to conceal, cover, cover-up tapdn nf plug | coffer-dam used in placer mining | t. volcanico volcanic plug or pipe taponar vtr to construct a coffer-dam in order to work placers taqueo nm [Bol] a caved shaft | shaft or working backfilled with waste or low-grade ore taquihidrita nf tachyhydrite taquilita nf tachylite taquimetria nf tachymetry, stadia survey taquim£tro nm tachymeter, stadia taquisismo nm rapid differential movement of the lithosphere tardiglacial nm a glacial stage tarea nf a certain quantity of ore, drifting, etc. set out as a task to be performed in a single work shift | [Bol] a job or task perfomed by contract [Sto Pgo] a measure of area of about 0.1565 acres tartariense adj Tartarian tasa nf appraisal, valuation | tax | limit on expenditures or outlays | rate | t. de sondeo sampling rate tasacidn nf appraisal, valuation | calculation tasar vtr to appraise, value | to tax | to regulate, fix or ration tascina nf naumannite tasco nm cupel or crucible | variety of fireclay tasconio nm an argillaceous earth used to make crucibles tases nmpl [Me"x] ore calcined in open air heaps tavistockita nf carbonate-apatite taylorense adj Tayloran tecacolote nm [Guerrero, M£x] an aluminous T-2 slate tecalf nm a variety of alabaster, 'Mexican alabaster', 'Mexican marble' or 'Mexican onyx' tecnecio nm technetium tecoral nm [Huitzuco, M£x] waste rock tecozahuitl nm yellow ochre tecpatl nm flint, hornstone, green jade tectita nf tektite tectoclino nm geotectocline tectoestratigrafico,-ca adj tectostratigraphic tectogenesis nf tectonics, tectogenesis tectdgeno nm tectogene tect6nico,-ca adj tectonic | nf tectonics | t. de placas plate tectonics | t. salina salt tectonics tectonismo nm diastrophism tectonita nf tectonite tectonizacidn nf tectonization tectonofisica nf tectonophysics tectonosfera nf tectonosphere tectosecuente adj tectosequent tectosfera nf tectosphere tectosilicato nm tectosilicate tectotopo nm tectotope techo nm layer or bed which caps a deposit | t. degaleria hanging-wall, roof tefra nf tephra tefrita nf tephrite tefrocronologfa nf tephrochronology tefroita nf tephroite tehuilote nm [Mex] quartz crystals | country rock tejo nm ingot, usually of gold | [Mex] cake of silver as the end result of the patio process of reducing silver ores | t. de oro gold bullion tejdn nm wedge, plate or cake of gold | [geomorph] tejon teleme'tro nm telemeter telera nf [Huelva, Sp] heaps of copper ore roasted or calcined in situ telesismo nm distant earthquake, teleseism teletermal adj telethermal telurantimonio nm tellurantimony telurato nm tellurate telurbismuto nm tellurbismuth telurico,-ca adj telluric telurido nf telluride telurio nm tellurium | tellurium ore telurita nf tellurite telurobismutenita nf telluribismuthenite teluroide nm telluroid telurometro nm tellurometer
telogen£tico,-ca adj telogenetic tembladero nm [Tobasco, Mex] area with asphaltic soil temblor nm earthquake, tremor | t. de tierra earthquake temiskamita nf maucherite tempano nm ice floe | t. de hielo iceberg templado,-da nm temperate temprano,-na adj early tenate nm [Mex/Hond] a bag made of hide used to haul or draw ore, etc. out of a mine (a tenate made from half an oxhide will hold 9 arrobas of ore) tenatero nm [Me"x] worker who carries ore in a ten at e tendencia nf trend tenderse vpr [Me"x] to become sub-divided or floured by amalgamation tendido nm dip tendimiento nm [Bol] dip tenestel nm [Tasco, Me"x] local variety of limestone tenor nm tenor or fineness | t.fino. fineness of gold tentadura nf [Me"x] in the patio process of extracting silver from ore, the test washing of silver amalgamated with mercury in order to adjust the mixture of materials used in the extraction process | by extension, any test made by panning or washing tenido,-da adj stained teodolito nm theodolite teorema nm theorem | t. central Umite central limit theorem | t. de Bayes Bayes theorem teoria nf theory | t. anticlinal anticlinal theory | t. isostdtica isostacy teotines nmpl [Santa Cruz, Mex] unusually shaped rocks surrounded by volcanic ash tepetate nm caliche | [Mex] volcanic tuff used in construction | waste rock or gangue | country rock | hardpan | conglomerate tepostel nm [M£x] precious metal bearing gossan or supergene oxides tepostete nm [Sonora, M£x] cobbles of specular hematite sometimes found in gold placers tepustete nm [Calamahf, Mex] iron ore tequezquite nm [Mex] sodium carbonate tequio nrr axes, duties or royalty on ore | ore not worth extraction | a task set as a day's work for a miner | the plural tequios can refer to heaps or stockpiles of ore T-3 teralita nf theralite, foid gabbro terbio nm terbium terciario,-ria adj Tertiary | nm Tertiary tercio nm half a mule load, which translates to different weights in different places, not to mention with different mules and mule skinners terma nf therm termal adj thermal termas nfpl hot springs termio nm therm tennocarst nm thermokarst te"rmico,-ca adj thermal terminacidn nf completion of a well | t. doble dual completion | t. multiple multiple completion tennoclasa nf crack formed in a rock by a sudden change in termperature termodina'mico,-ca adj thermodynamic termoela'stico,-ca adj thermoelastic termogeno nm thermogene termoge'nesis nf thermogenesis termografia nf thermography termogravimetria nf thermogravimetry termolumlniscencia nf thermoluminescence termometro nm thermometer | t. geologico geologic thermometer termonatrita nf thermonatrite termo-osmosis nf thermo-osmosis termopla'stico,-ca adj thermoplastic ternario,-ria adj ternary terraciense adj Terracian terrapin nm terrace | slope | terreplain terraza nf terrace | t. aluvional alluvial terrace, drift terrace | t. cosier a raised beach | t. de deposicion aggradation terrace | t. de erosion erosional terrace | t. de geiserita sinter terrace | t. ^structural structural terrace | t. favorable favorable ground | t. fluvial stream terrace | t. impar unpaired terrace | t. marina marine terrace terremoto nm earthquake terreno nm ground, land | terrain, terrane | piece of land | plot, site | earth, rock or formation, as in t. carbonifero 'carbonaceous rock' | t. baldw government land | t. de encima top soil | t. franco land which may be freely conceded by a government to mining enterprises | t. terreno all-terrain terreo,-ea adj earthy | de color t. earth-colored terrero,-ra adj earth
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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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[Serrata de Lorca, Sp] bed of nativ
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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
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
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Page 131 and 132: saaliense adj Saalian sa'bado nm a
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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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