bi pyramidée

English translation: bi-pyramidal

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French term or phrase:bi pyramidée
English translation:bi-pyramidal
Entered by: Captain Haddock

12:10 Oct 6, 2013
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Geography / Petrography
French term or phrase: bi pyramidée
Hi
I can't seem to understand the "bi pyramidée" in the following sentence about the mineral formation under earth.

une cristallisation bi-pyramidée de quartz alpha est-elle révélatrice d'une plage.......
Captain Haddock
India
Local time: 14:43
bi-pyramidal
Explanation:
bi-pyramidal seems to work
See link for an example

Stefan
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SBTS
United States
Local time: 05:13
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Merci mille fois
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bi-pyramidal


Explanation:
bi-pyramidal seems to work
See link for an example

Stefan


    Reference: http://www.minfind.com/mineral-69265.html
SBTS
United States
Local time: 05:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
Grading comment
Merci mille fois

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