Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
crucero
English translation:
crosscut
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Adriana-Corina Iotcov
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Spanish term
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colar un crucero
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Mining & Minerals / Gems
Proyecto de explotación minera
Colar un crucero de 5.00 m de longitud, en el punto 0.5 sobre la veta de cuarzo, para cortar a la estructura - aproximadamente a 20 metros abajo de la superficie y ver cómo se comporta la estructura a profundidad.
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | excavate a crosscut |
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Mar 4, 2010 15:57: Adriana-Corina Iotcov Created KOG entry
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excavate a crosscut
This is what I've found. The context seems to be very similar. Hope it helps!
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-02-11 11:39:22 GMT)
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Example sentence: "150 meters south along contour, we noticed another quartz vein, also .... A 5 meter long crosscut has been excavated to test the veins."
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-02-11 11:39:22 GMT)
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Example sentence: "150 meters south along contour, we noticed another quartz vein, also .... A 5 meter long crosscut has been excavated to test the veins."
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Comment: ""crosscut" was the key word. Thank you!"
Discussion
colar vtr [Méx] to sink a shaft
crucero nm jointing | cleavage | [Bol] intersection of two galleries or drifts... | c. de roca cleavage, rock cleavage |
http://studentsacrossborders.arizona.edu/glossary/C.pdf
cleav·age (klvj)
n.
3. Mineralogy The splitting or tendency to split of a crystallized substance along definite crystalline planes, yielding smooth surfaces.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cleavage
the cleavage would seem to refer to the cleavage of the quartz vein.
Maybe you can piece these bits together.