rocha falhada

English translation: faulted rock

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Portuguese term or phrase:rocha falhada
English translation:faulted rock
Entered by: liz askew

17:13 Sep 7, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
Portuguese term or phrase: rocha falhada
From a hydrological/geological study:

As rochas encontram-se intensamente falhadas, apresentando contatos litológicos bastante retilíneos, evidenciando sua natureza tectônica.

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Nickolas Dagostino (X)
United States
Local time: 06:27
faulted rock
Explanation:
Francis Pimentel Lima RETROANÁLISE PARA DETERMINAÇÃO ...
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www.geologia.ufrj.br/index.php?module=documents&JAS...op...
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As rochas que em toda a região de Petrópolis se encontram intensamente falhadas e fraturadas conferem um aspecto que oferece controle para a bacia ...

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:x6Wbr8n08MEJ:sigep...

here
falhadas e fraturadas = faulted and fractured
PDF]
In situ stress and permeability in fractured and faulted crystalline rock
www.geomi.com/publications/14-InSituStressPermeabilityMJFR....
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by CA Barton - Cited by 2 - Related articles
ABSTRACT: We analyzed data from boreholes that penetrate highly fractured and faulted crystalline rocks utilizing improved profiles of in situ stress orientation ...



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In situ stress and permeability in fractured and faulted - CiteULike
www.citeulike.org/user/benoitvalley/article/6900772 - Cached
In Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock (1995), pp. 381-386. ... In situ stress and permeability in fractured and faulted crystalline rock ...

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Permeability of fault-related rocks, and implications for hydraulic ...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191814197000576
by JP Evans - 1997 - Cited by 155 - Related articles
For example, insitu tests performed in faulted crystalline rocks at the ... Fault cores in crystalline rocks are commonly narrow and homogenous zones of ...

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Note added at 40 mins (2011-09-07 17:53:49 GMT)
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[PDF]
Fracture Stimulation in Enhanced Geothermal Systems
ere.stanford.edu/research/geoth/publications/techreports/SGP-TR-189.pdf
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by MW McClure - 2009 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are geothermal reservoirs formed by hydraulic stimulation of low permeability rock. In faulted crystalline formations, the ...
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:27
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4 +1fractured rock
Martin Riordan
4 +1faulted rock
liz askew


  

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fractured rock


Explanation:
I think that this is the term for geology.


    Reference: http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 09:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KieranW: Fractured rock
15 mins
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
faulted rock


Explanation:
Francis Pimentel Lima RETROANÁLISE PARA DETERMINAÇÃO ...
- [ Translate this page ]
www.geologia.ufrj.br/index.php?module=documents&JAS...op...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
As rochas que em toda a região de Petrópolis se encontram intensamente falhadas e fraturadas conferem um aspecto que oferece controle para a bacia ...

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:x6Wbr8n08MEJ:sigep...

here
falhadas e fraturadas = faulted and fractured
PDF]
In situ stress and permeability in fractured and faulted crystalline rock
www.geomi.com/publications/14-InSituStressPermeabilityMJFR....
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
by CA Barton - Cited by 2 - Related articles
ABSTRACT: We analyzed data from boreholes that penetrate highly fractured and faulted crystalline rocks utilizing improved profiles of in situ stress orientation ...



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Note added at 37 mins (2011-09-07 17:50:48 GMT)
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In situ stress and permeability in fractured and faulted - CiteULike
www.citeulike.org/user/benoitvalley/article/6900772 - Cached
In Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock (1995), pp. 381-386. ... In situ stress and permeability in fractured and faulted crystalline rock ...

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Note added at 38 mins (2011-09-07 17:51:57 GMT)
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Permeability of fault-related rocks, and implications for hydraulic ...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191814197000576
by JP Evans - 1997 - Cited by 155 - Related articles
For example, insitu tests performed in faulted crystalline rocks at the ... Fault cores in crystalline rocks are commonly narrow and homogenous zones of ...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 40 mins (2011-09-07 17:53:49 GMT)
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[PDF]
Fracture Stimulation in Enhanced Geothermal Systems
ere.stanford.edu/research/geoth/publications/techreports/SGP-TR-189.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
by MW McClure - 2009 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are geothermal reservoirs formed by hydraulic stimulation of low permeability rock. In faulted crystalline formations, the ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nina_PT: It's obvious:'Fault=Falha', 'Fracture=Fractura/Fratura'
5 hrs
  -> Indeed. Obrigada!
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