Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

arenitos, siltitos e folhelos

English translation:

sandstone, siltstone and shale

Added to glossary by Germano
Aug 15, 2005 02:54
18 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

arenitos, siltitos e folhelos

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Geology Dams - Water resources
Da cabeceira até metade do seu curso, o rio atravessa rochas sedimenbtares representadas por arenitos, siltitos e folhelos da formação...

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sandstone, siltstone and shale

Estes são os termos correctos na classificação das rochas sedimentares.

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Note added at 41 mins (2005-08-15 03:35:51 GMT)
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http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/SedRx/Sedalphab.html
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agree Claudio Mazotti
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sandstone, siltite and argillite

Certeza absoluta quanto aos dois primeiros, um pouco menos quanto ao terceiro, que o Aurélio define como "rocha argilosa folheada". Veja estes exemplos:

SandstoneSandstone is a sedimentary rock that is made up mostly of tiny grains of quartz. Most sandstone is formed in oceans, lakes and rivers where tiny bits of ...
www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/ 4th/kkhp/RocksandMinerals/Sandstone.html

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siltite and argillite along partings. Planar-laminated and ripple ... laminated and microlaminated siltite and argillite, and subordinate fine- ...
insideidaho.org/data/IGS/ staticmap/dgm2-2002-06_46114e1_igs.pdf

Civilization.ca - Treasures Gallery - Haida argillite carvings
Argillite is a fine-grained black silt stone found in only one deposit, ...
Today, many argillite carvers carry on the tradition in both villages. ...
www.civilization.ca/tresors/treasure/270eng.html
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