Nov 24, 2011 02:12
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

manto mueble

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Geology
Sus laderas se hallan parcialmente cubiertas por un manto mueble (cobertura de suelo) compuesto por gravas con arena y limos mayormente sueltos con espesores desde unos centímetros hasta un metro de potencia en zonas de depresión y por bolones y bloques en menor proporción.
Proposed translations (English)
3 mantle
3 shifting debris

Proposed translations

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mantle

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ok IMO

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Note added at 20 mins (2011-11-24 02:32:51 GMT)
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maybe "covering mantle"

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Note added at 48 mins (2011-11-24 03:01:31 GMT)
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or "surface mantle"

A surface mantle of new soil material is largely unaltered, at least in the lower part. It may have a diagnostic surface horizon (epipedon) and/or a cambic horizon, ...
Peer comment(s):

neutral bigedsenior : 'mantle' is between the core and the crust.
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shifting debris

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Fluid Dynamics, Disasters, and Pretty Rocks ... deposit involves risk related to secondary events, shifting debris, unstable footing, and bumping into bears. ...
http://geomika.com/
What Are Landforms Created by Glacial Depositions? | eHow.com

The ice shifts rocks and debris to both sides as a glacier moves forward across land. The rock structures remaining off to the sides, after the glacier retreats, are ...
http://www.ehow.com/info_8590800_landforms-created-glacial-d...
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