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cantera de lajas

English translation: slab quarry

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Spanish term or phrase:cantera de lajas
English translation:slab quarry
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin

15:01 Jul 22, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Spanish term or phrase: cantera de lajas
This is from a treatment for a film project based in Argentina. "Lajas" is, apparently, slabs, but as far as I know they are not mined whole in quarries. The context is not technical, but is simply "quarries" too general? Many thanks
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 20:48
slab quarry
Explanation:
Or maybe "slate quarry". The link below references one in Wales.



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Note added at 5 mins (2020-07-22 15:07:34 GMT)
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My search for "slab quarry" got over 20K hits.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 01:48
Grading comment
thanks
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4 +2slab quarry
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
slab quarry


Explanation:
Or maybe "slate quarry". The link below references one in Wales.



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Note added at 5 mins (2020-07-22 15:07:34 GMT)
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My search for "slab quarry" got over 20K hits.

Example sentence(s):
  • The tramway got its name from the Deeside Slab Quarry, taking slabs to the Nant-y-Pandy works

    https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/308670/details/deeside-slab-quarrydeeside-slate-quarry
    https://www.aditnow.co.uk/Photo/Deeside-Slab-Quarry_110605/
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 01:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: Actually this gets very few hits - it says there are over 20K, but there are only 79, and most don't contain this phrase.
8 mins
agree  MPGS: :-)
19 mins
agree  patinba: Flagstone quarry might be more common, but slab works too.
1 day 6 hrs
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