Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Basiseinheit
English translation:
basal unit
Added to glossary by
claudiocambon
Nov 16, 2009 20:24
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Basiseinheit
German to English
Science
Geology
I am tempted to translate this as base level, but I'm not sure what the correct geological term is. Here is a sample sentence:
"In beiden Gebieten griefen die kretazischen Schichten mit einer vorwiegend roten Basiseinheit diskordant über ein eingerumpftes und gefaltetes jungpaläozoisches Grundgebirge."
Any help would be great. Thanks!
"In beiden Gebieten griefen die kretazischen Schichten mit einer vorwiegend roten Basiseinheit diskordant über ein eingerumpftes und gefaltetes jungpaläozoisches Grundgebirge."
Any help would be great. Thanks!
Proposed translations
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basal unit
A geological formation. There are overlying units on top of the basal unit.
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Note added at 8 days (2009-11-24 21:53:50 GMT)
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In geology, an unconformity is a buried erosion surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages. the unconformity indicates a break in the stratigraphic record. The basal unit is the layer above the unconformity.
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Note added at 8 days (2009-11-24 22:00:56 GMT)
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The German translation of "unconformity" is "Diskordanz". Wikipedia contains corresponding English and German articles. The entire sentence that needs to be translated suddenly makes sense ...
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Note added at 8 days (2009-11-24 21:53:50 GMT)
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In geology, an unconformity is a buried erosion surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages. the unconformity indicates a break in the stratigraphic record. The basal unit is the layer above the unconformity.
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Note added at 8 days (2009-11-24 22:00:56 GMT)
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The German translation of "unconformity" is "Diskordanz". Wikipedia contains corresponding English and German articles. The entire sentence that needs to be translated suddenly makes sense ...
Example sentence:
The Uvas Conglomerate (0-122 m; 0-400 ft thick) is the basal unit of the Tejon Formation.
The basal unit of the Robitaille Formation comprises green wacke and pebble conglomerate ...
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base
a base layer or surface in the geological formation
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