Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

faziell

English translation:

facial or facies

Added to glossary by claudiocambon
Nov 13, 2009 02:16
14 yrs ago
German term

faziell

German to English Science Geology
I know this relate to facies, but, since I don't fully understand what that means, I am lost here as well.

Here is a sample sentence:

Auch sonst ist die fazielle Ausbildung der Turon Ablagerungen über grosse Entfernungen hin konstant.

TIAFYH!!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 facial development

Proposed translations

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facial development

Teil II: Stratigraphie und fazielle Ausbildung des Cenomans und ... A 1: Late Cenomanian rocky shore deposits and their facial development. ...
paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2003_A03_KAT/index.html - Cached
by KA Tröger - 2003 - Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 6 versions

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Note added at 58 mins (2009-11-13 03:15:24 GMT)
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or: face development

by P. W. Scott, Colin Malcolm Bristow, Geological ... - 2002 - Science - 376 pages
Geology Coles Quarry is located on the northwestern flank of the Broadfield Down ... less controlled blasting practices, and inappropriate face development. ...
books.google.com.ar/books?isbn=1862390991...
Peer comment(s):

agree Alan Johnson : I would have said facies devlopment, but facial is legitimate. Your second reference is not related to facies but to a rock face. Apart from the fact that facies can often be seen in a rock face they are unrelated.
3 hrs
agree Steffen Walter : with Alan
4 hrs
agree Rolf Keiser : with colleagues
13 hrs
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