Sobreyaciendo con discordancia

English translation: overlying with unconformity

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Spanish term or phrase:Sobreyaciendo con discordancia
English translation:overlying with unconformity
Entered by: lbotto

20:11 Dec 6, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Surveying / Mapa Metalogenetico
Spanish term or phrase: Sobreyaciendo con discordancia
ROCAS VOLCANICAS: TERCIARIO
Sobreyaciendo con discordancia las capas rojas en la region de Tegucigalpa y extendiendose hacia el Noroeste se encuentran las rocas volcanicas de la Formacion Padre Miguel (PM).
lbotto
Local time: 16:12
overlying with unconformity
Explanation:
Not really sure about the grammar, but I am sure that unconformity is the right term for discordancia
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martamp
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Incongruently overlying
Barbara L Pavlik
4Unevenly overlaying
Richard Hill
4overlying with unconformity
martamp


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Incongruently overlying


Explanation:
Incongruently overlying the red layers...

Barbara L Pavlik
United States
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: Sounds good. I suppose there must be a contrast in colour.
10 mins
  -> Thanks Christine.. could be a contrast in color, texture, composition, etc.
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Unevenly overlaying


Explanation:
another option

Richard Hill
Mexico
Local time: 18:12
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overlying with unconformity


Explanation:
Not really sure about the grammar, but I am sure that unconformity is the right term for discordancia


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconformity
martamp
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