A Partial Glossary of Spanish Geological Terms ... - Pubs Warehouse

flecha nf deflection
flexibilidad nf flexibility
flexura nf flexure | flexure folding
filita nf phyllite
fisico,-ca adj physical
flogopita nf phlogopite
flojo,-jaad/ loose
flor nf bloom | /. de antimonio valentinite | /. de
cine hydrozincite | /. de cobalto erythrite | /. de
cobre chalcotrichuite | flor de hierro flos ferri | /.
de niquel annabergite
flotabilidad nf buoyancy
flotation nf flotation | /. diferencial differential
floatation | /. selectiva selective floatation
flourescencia nf flourescence
fluctuacidn nf fluctuation | jitter
fluctuar vintr to fluctuate | to oscillate
fluente adj fluid | flowing
fluidez nf fluidity
fluido,-da adj fluid | nnt fluid
fluir vintr to flow, run
flujo nnt flow, stream | rising tide | flux | /. de
caja cash flow | /. de escombrera debris flow | /.
defango mud flow | /. de lava lava flow | /.
laminar laminar or platy flow | /. magnetico
magnetic flux | /. natural primary drive
mechanism | /. turbulento turbulent flow
fluor nm fluorine | /. espato fluorspar | /. fetido
bituminous feldspar
fluorescencia nf fluorescence
fluorescente adj fluorescent
fluorhidrato nm hydrofluoric acid
fluorhidrico,-ca adj hydrofluoric
fluorina nf fluorite
fluoruro nm fluoride
fluviomarino,-na adj fluviomarine
foco nm focus | /. sfsmico hypocenter | /.
volcanico volcanic center
foliation nf foliation
foliado,-da adj foliated, foliate | nof. unfoliated
foliatura nf foliation
fondo nm background | bottom of a mine | /. de
circo | /. de laboreo working face | /. del mar sea
floor | /. del rio riverbed
fonolita nf phonolite | /. leucitica leucite
phonolite | /. nefelinica nepheline phonolite
foraminifero nm foramnifer, foram
forastera nf [Bol] newly discovered vein or mine
forma nf form, mode | /. de presentation mode of
occurrence | /. enredada stockwork
formacidn nf formation | [Col] clay and other
F-3
material filling open spaces in a lode | /.
productora pay zone | /. c\ue le circundan host
rock
formal adj regular | [M£x] undisturbed
formase vpr to be formed
fdrmico/-ca adj formic
fdrmula nf formula
fosa nf trench | pit | graben | /. marginal trough
| /. oceanica oceanic trench | /. posterior back
deep | /. tectonica graben
fosfatico,-ca adj phosphatic
fosfato nm phosphate
fosfeno nm phosphate
fosfito nm phosphite
fosforado,-da adj phosphorous
fosforecer or fosforescer vtr to phosphoresce
fosforescencia nf phosphorescence
fosforescente adj phosphorescent
fosfdrico,-ca adj phosphoric
fosforita nf phosphorite
fdsforo nm phosphorous
fosforoso,-sa adj phosphorous
fosgenita nf phosgenite
fdsil nm fossil | any mineral or rock | /. guia
index fossil | /. indice index fossil | /. viviente
living fossil
fosilifero,-ra adj fossiliferous
fosilizacidn nf fossilization
fosilizarse vpr to fossilize, become fossilized
foso nm ditch, trench | hole, pit | /. de lodo mud
pit
fdtico,-ca adj photic
fotoclinometro nm photoclinometer
fotogeologfa nf photogeology
fotografia nf photography | /. aerea aerial
photography
fraccidn nf fraction
fractionatidn nf fractionation
fraccionamiento nm fractionation | cracking
fraccionar vtr to crack | to fractionate
fraccionario,-ria adj fractional (math)
fractila nf fractile
fractura nf fracture | /. escalonada step fault | /.
pizarrosa slaty cleavage | /. marginal boundary
fault | /. sencilla or junta joint | /. rellena filled
fracture
fracturar vtr/pr to fracture, break
fracturacidn nf fracturation
fracturamiento nm fracturing | /. intense intense
fracturing
fragmentation nf fragmentation