Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
suelos arcillosos a limo arcillosos
English translation:
clay to clayey silt soils
Added to glossary by
Nikki Graham
Dec 20, 2009 12:32
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
suelos arcillosos a limo arcillosos
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Environment & Ecology
Ecuador
Estos peritos declaran que la textura de los suelos arcillosos a limo arcillosos se convierten en "barreras que impeden la libre movilización vertical de los contaminantes."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | clay to clayey silt soils |
Nikki Graham
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| 5 | clay and silty clay (loam) soils |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 3 +1 | clay soils / clay silts >>> Silt/Clay Soils |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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Change log
Jan 3, 2010 17:03: Nikki Graham Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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30 mins
Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
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clay to clayey silt soils
I think this is what is referred to here.
Please see:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1612/Map04.pdf
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Note added at 34 mins (2009-12-20 13:07:27 GMT)
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Some more examples:
http://www.npcagroundwaterstudyon.ca/pdf/Watershed Figures/F...
During the latest Eocene (Biozones NP21 and E16), several lithological contacts (clay to clayey silt) occur concomitant with a prominent change in the mineralogical composition with illite as a major component
http://specialpapers.gsapubs.org/content/458/839.abstract
Please see:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1612/Map04.pdf
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Note added at 34 mins (2009-12-20 13:07:27 GMT)
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Some more examples:
http://www.npcagroundwaterstudyon.ca/pdf/Watershed Figures/F...
During the latest Eocene (Biozones NP21 and E16), several lithological contacts (clay to clayey silt) occur concomitant with a prominent change in the mineralogical composition with illite as a major component
http://specialpapers.gsapubs.org/content/458/839.abstract
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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13 mins
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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48
clay soils / clay silts >>> Silt/Clay Soils
Saludos
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Natalia Pedrosa (X)
33 mins
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Gracias Natalia
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23 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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clay and silty clay (loam) soils
You can say "silty clay" or "silty clay loam" - they mean the same thing and "silty clay loam" is more common. I just finished studying this in a course at school and this is how we were taught to say it.
443,000 hits for "silty clay" and 344,000 for ["silty clay" -loam]. Examples:
Different proportions of sand, silt, and clay give rise to types of loam soils: sandy loam, silty loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loam
Clay, Clay Loam, and Silty Clay Loam Soils. Appearance of Clay, Clay Loam, and Silty Clay Loam Soils at Various Soil Moisture Conditions ...
www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ecs/agronomy/.../clay.html
Silty clay loam Definition | Garden Guides
Meaning of silty clay loam. A texture class of soil that has 27% to 40% of clay and less than 20% of sand....
www.gardenguides.com/plant-dictionary/silty-clay-loam/
Title: Laboratory compaction of a silty clay to simulate field density curves. Author: Coyle, Harry M; West, Edward Charles. Advisor: Harl P. Aldrich, Jr. ...
dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/12090
Soil Description: SILTY CLAY, LITTLE FINE SAND, TRACE FINE GRAVEL, BROWN AND GRAY. Remarks: Pc = 3.25 tsf Cc = 0.183 Ccr = 0.023 TEST PERFORMED AS PER ASTM ...
www.tva.gov/kingston/rca/...062409/vol3/.../5742301BS7C.pdf
A series of laboratory unconfined compression tests were performed on specimens of a compacted silty clay to evaluate how the size of specimens used for ...
www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/.../GTJ11320J.htm
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-12-21 11:46:53 GMT)
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Oops! I should have said clay "TO" silty clay...
443,000 hits for "silty clay" and 344,000 for ["silty clay" -loam]. Examples:
Different proportions of sand, silt, and clay give rise to types of loam soils: sandy loam, silty loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loam
Clay, Clay Loam, and Silty Clay Loam Soils. Appearance of Clay, Clay Loam, and Silty Clay Loam Soils at Various Soil Moisture Conditions ...
www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ecs/agronomy/.../clay.html
Silty clay loam Definition | Garden Guides
Meaning of silty clay loam. A texture class of soil that has 27% to 40% of clay and less than 20% of sand....
www.gardenguides.com/plant-dictionary/silty-clay-loam/
Title: Laboratory compaction of a silty clay to simulate field density curves. Author: Coyle, Harry M; West, Edward Charles. Advisor: Harl P. Aldrich, Jr. ...
dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/12090
Soil Description: SILTY CLAY, LITTLE FINE SAND, TRACE FINE GRAVEL, BROWN AND GRAY. Remarks: Pc = 3.25 tsf Cc = 0.183 Ccr = 0.023 TEST PERFORMED AS PER ASTM ...
www.tva.gov/kingston/rca/...062409/vol3/.../5742301BS7C.pdf
A series of laboratory unconfined compression tests were performed on specimens of a compacted silty clay to evaluate how the size of specimens used for ...
www.astm.org/DIGITAL_LIBRARY/JOURNALS/.../GTJ11320J.htm
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-12-21 11:46:53 GMT)
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Oops! I should have said clay "TO" silty clay...
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