Colour

German translation: Flitter

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English term or phrase:Colour
German translation:Flitter
Entered by: gofink

13:39 Feb 13, 2016
English to German translations [PRO]
Science - Mining & Minerals / Gems
English term or phrase: Colour
I am translating a report on placer mining and have come across the term "Colour" in a table listing the amounts of gold found during various drillings.

I found the following definition:

(Mining & Quarrying) US a precious mineral particle, esp gold, found in auriferous gravel

The definition makes sense in the context but I cannot find an adequate German translation.
ESKATranslation
Germany
Local time: 14:18
Flitter
Explanation:
Da die Tabelle bereits die verschiedenen Goldmengen auflistet, schlage ich hier Flitter für Goldflitter vor.

...das problem der "flitter" daran, da sie im verhältnis zum gewicht eine grosse fläche besitzen. (= eine "große" in der Colo(u)r Gold leuchtende Fläche)

http://www.sucherforum.de/smf/index.php?topic=3085.0;wap2

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Das Edelmetall-Buch: Gold • Silber • Platin • Palladium - und sammelt sich in Form von Flitter, Staub oder Körnern in Bächen ... relativ feinen Teilchen aus dem goldhaltigen Gestein (Golderz) oder Kies - see https://books.google.at/books?id=1CeIeWIIkygC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2016-02-16 00:52:17 GMT)
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Fundstelle: goldhaltiger Kies - auriferous gravel
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gofink
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Local time: 14:18
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colour
Flitter


Explanation:
Da die Tabelle bereits die verschiedenen Goldmengen auflistet, schlage ich hier Flitter für Goldflitter vor.

...das problem der "flitter" daran, da sie im verhältnis zum gewicht eine grosse fläche besitzen. (= eine "große" in der Colo(u)r Gold leuchtende Fläche)

http://www.sucherforum.de/smf/index.php?topic=3085.0;wap2

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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2016-02-16 00:51:21 GMT)
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Das Edelmetall-Buch: Gold • Silber • Platin • Palladium - und sammelt sich in Form von Flitter, Staub oder Körnern in Bächen ... relativ feinen Teilchen aus dem goldhaltigen Gestein (Golderz) oder Kies - see https://books.google.at/books?id=1CeIeWIIkygC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2016-02-16 00:52:17 GMT)
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Fundstelle: goldhaltiger Kies - auriferous gravel

gofink
Austria
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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