basaltos toleíticos

English translation: tholeiitic basalt

17:55 Nov 13, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: basaltos toleíticos
"basaltos toleíticos" in a geology report, it appears to be a material found in the composition of the organic layer.
AresWW
Costa Rica
Local time: 13:33
English translation:tholeiitic basalt
Explanation:
tholeiitic basalt: a type of of basaltic magma containing little or no olivine...according to the AGI Dictionary of Geological Terms

Tholeiitic basalt−rhyolite magmatism and massive sulphide deposits at Matagami, ... The tholeiitic rocks belong to basalt−rhyolite bimodal suites with low ...
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v283/n5743/abs/283153a0.html
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Enrique Espinosa
Local time: 13:33
Grading comment
Thank you very much
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1tholeiitic basalt
Enrique Espinosa
4toleithic basalt
neilmac
3 -2basalts and volcanoclastic toleitic rocks
swisstell


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
basalts and volcanoclastic toleitic rocks


Explanation:
Serra Geral basalts and associated acidic rocks were studied from the ... and basic schists (rhythmic tuffs, basalts and volcanoclastic toleitic rocks). ...
www.unb.br/ig/posg/outros/ufrgs3.htm


swisstell
Italy
Local time: 21:33
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: tholeiitic basalt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholeiite
45 mins

disagree  Cipriana (X): You can´t trust Brazilian sources for these terms. They tend to invent.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
toleithic basalt


Explanation:
Only one Google hit:

www.chile.ird.fr/pdf/isagPDF/jaya.pdf

.. but hey... with such a recondite subject, you never know...

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11 hits for toleitic basalt... but I prefer it with the "h".

neilmac
Spain
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tholeiitic basalt


Explanation:
tholeiitic basalt: a type of of basaltic magma containing little or no olivine...according to the AGI Dictionary of Geological Terms

Tholeiitic basalt−rhyolite magmatism and massive sulphide deposits at Matagami, ... The tholeiitic rocks belong to basalt−rhyolite bimodal suites with low ...
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v283/n5743/abs/283153a0.html


Enrique Espinosa
Local time: 13:33
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 281
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholeiite
27 mins
  -> Thanks, Kim!
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