Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

dolerite dykes and sills

Danish translation:

dolorit-åregange og laggange

Added to glossary by John Geary
Jun 14, 2007 16:50
16 yrs ago
English term

dolerite dykes and sills

English to Danish Science Geology
Beskriver den sedimentaere der har skabt Taffelbjerget i Sydafrika. Er der nogle bud?
MVH
John

Proposed translations

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dolorit-åregange og laggange

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Tak for de ord! De er nu lidt overdrevne. :)
Venlig hilsen
Erik
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "en stor tak for hjaelpen. Du lader til at vaere ekspert paa omraadet. MVH John"
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diabas gange og laggange ??

This is partly based on looking it up in L&H Teknisk ordbog (EN-DA) and searching for the results on the Net.

What I have found is Norwegian, not Danish, but Danish geology does not include a lot of this type of formation!

http://folk.ntnu.no/krill/Eksam4B2003.doc

11. Hvilken pluton vil sansynligvis forårsake den bredeste kontaktmetamorf aureole:/Which pluton will probably generate the widest contact metamorphic aureole: a) diabas gang/diabase dike, b) diabas lagergang/diabase sill, c) gabbro/gabbro, d) granitt/granite, e) dioritt/diorite, f) peridotitt/peridotite. Forklar din logikk./Explain your logic.

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I am not a specialist, so check carefully if you use any of this!
Peer comment(s):

neutral NetLynx : diabas? Er det det samme som dolorit? || Da dolorit eksisterer på dansk, er jeg ret sikker på, at 'dolorite' = 'dolorit'. Også jeg er i tvivl, om dolorit = diabas.
7 hrs
L&H er ikke den absolut autoritet, men den giver: diabas [geol.] diabase, dolerite
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