altopiano formato da zoccolo primario fortemente sfaccettato
English translation: plateau formed by a faceted continental rise
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upland formed by a very complex continental rise Explanation: zoccolo (Geologically) = continental rise (Collins Sansoni) altipiano = upland sfaccettato = complex, many sided, faceted |
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plateau consisting of geological basement of varied aspect Explanation: sfacettato = of varied aspect (De Mauro Diz) zoccolo = geological basement (rock) DEFINITION of BASEMENT: Geography A well consolidated geological formation which can be considered as homogeneous with respect to seismic wave transmission and response. Source: European Union. (references) Igneous and metamorphic rock lying underneath a sedimentary covering. Source: European Union. (references) Geological Harder and usually older igneous and metamorphic rocks that underlie the main sedimentary rock sequences (softer and usually younger) of a region and extend downward to the base of the crust. (references) Mining In geology, an underlying complex that behaves as a unit mass and does notdeform by folding. (references) ... The geological basement of Sri Lanka is made up of metamorphic rocks cross cut by fractures and faults ... www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/Students/Awards/weirfund/archiveproject... - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs 26 mins (2005-10-11 15:03:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry - zoccolo primario = geological basement (rock) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs 27 mins (2005-10-11 15:04:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry - zoccolo primario = geological basement (rock) altopiano = plateau |
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plateau consisting of a main rise with deeply dissected margins/sides Explanation: non sono un'esperta in materia ma questo potrebbe aver senso http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q="plateau" "dissecte... spero che arrivino conferme o altri suggerimenti dagli esperti ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs 57 mins (2005-10-11 22:34:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I've done some research and have a new suggestion *Plateau consisting of bedrock with multiple facies* http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=... this is a very technical interpretation of *sfaccettato* but I'm not really sure it applies here (no useful googles for altopiano + sfaccettato/a/i/e) other possibilities for *sfaccettato* (with _very_ different meanings): dissected fragmented broken ........... |
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