rares passées argileuses

English translation: occasional intercalation of clay(-rich) layers

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French term or phrase:rares passées argileuses
English translation:occasional intercalation of clay(-rich) layers
Entered by: Rodrigo Trompiz

07:12 Sep 3, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
French term or phrase: rares passées argileuses
From an oil exploration report, off the coast of Africa. They are listing the survey findings at various depths: "sable quartzeux", "calcaire fossilifère" etc. Then it lists "Rares passées argileuses". Thanks!
Rodrigo Trompiz
Local time: 15:34
occasional intercalation of clay(-rich) layers
Explanation:
See Record 2 in http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la... (https://bit.ly/2NFhjUD)

https://www.researchgate.net/.../A-comparative-study-of-the-...
sand with occasional intercalation of clay lenses.

https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0813724651
W. U. Reimold, ‎Roger Lawrence Gibson - 2010 - ‎Science
Velocities were analyzed by fitting hyperbolas to occasionally occurring point source ... They are due to intercalation of clay-poor and clay-rich layers
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B D Finch
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Local time: 16:34
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3 +1infrequent argillaceous bands
Herbmione Granger
3occasional intercalation of clay(-rich) layers
B D Finch


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infrequent argillaceous bands


Explanation:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02594382
Les gisements alluvionnaires de granulats sont en effect souvent caractérisés par une structure lenticulaire interstratifiée avec de tréquentes passées argileuses.
The aggregate alluvial deposits are in fact often characterized by an interstratified lenticular structure with argillaceous bands occurring frequently.

Herbmione Granger
Germany
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cornelius Gillen: occasional argillaceous layers is better in my opinion
2 hrs

agree  philgoddard: Occasional.
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil. Occasional sounds good for a survey. Maybe even a small number of or very few.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
occasional intercalation of clay(-rich) layers


Explanation:
See Record 2 in http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la... (https://bit.ly/2NFhjUD)

https://www.researchgate.net/.../A-comparative-study-of-the-...
sand with occasional intercalation of clay lenses.

https://books.google.fr/books?isbn=0813724651
W. U. Reimold, ‎Roger Lawrence Gibson - 2010 - ‎Science
Velocities were analyzed by fitting hyperbolas to occasionally occurring point source ... They are due to intercalation of clay-poor and clay-rich layers

B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of: English
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