Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
macco
English translation:
macco (fossiliferous calcarenite)
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Ivana UK
Sep 18, 2006 23:02
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Italian term
macco
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Geology
Varie tombe di Tarquinia, scavate nella roccia carbonatica (Macco Tarquiniese), conservano pitture
macco = roccia sedimentaria del Lazio (De Mauro)
Can't find any English references to this type of rock, other than a few websites which translate it as "limestone" - but just because it is a sedimentary rock does not necessarily mean it is a type of limestone - so I am not entirely convinced. Plus, De Mauro doesn't specify it as a type of "roccia calcarea".
I could translate as "macco" and "Tarqunian macco" but I'm sure there's an English term out there!
macco = roccia sedimentaria del Lazio (De Mauro)
Can't find any English references to this type of rock, other than a few websites which translate it as "limestone" - but just because it is a sedimentary rock does not necessarily mean it is a type of limestone - so I am not entirely convinced. Plus, De Mauro doesn't specify it as a type of "roccia calcarea".
I could translate as "macco" and "Tarqunian macco" but I'm sure there's an English term out there!
Proposed translations
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3 | bioclastic calcarenite | Patricia Crotty |
3 +2 | limestone/macco | Rosa Cabral |
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bioclastic calcarenite
Nell'area di Anzio, risultano preservati anche sedimenti riferibili al Pliocene medio: molto noti sono gli affioramenti in facies di Macco che si estendono sino in prossimità dei rilievi Lepini-Ausoni. Si tratta di calcareniti bioclastiche, costituite prevalentemente da resti organogeni
www.lecatacombe.it/didattica/analisi-territoriale/anzio/geo...
calcarenite
Encyclopædia Britannica Article:
sedimentary rock formed of calcareous particles ranging in diameter from 0.06 to 2 mm (0.002 to 0.08 inch) that have been deposited mechanically rather than from solution. The particles, which consist of fossil materials, pebbles and granules of carbonate rock, and oölites (spherical nodules with concentric structure), are transported and sorted by flowing water.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-09-19 16:52:48 GMT)
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The (visual) difference between calcarenite and (pure) limestone is in the size of the granules or particles of the rock. Limestone as commonly understood is chemically deposited while the calcarenite (as Enc. Brit. says) is formed by mechanical deposit of older limestone/shells/fossils. That said however, limestone is a broad term and would include calcarenite under its mantle
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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-09-19 20:31:58 GMT)
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Umberto is right. Macco should be mentioned. I'll stick with the calcarenite and suggest "...bioclastic calcarenite (Macco Formation)"
www.lecatacombe.it/didattica/analisi-territoriale/anzio/geo...
calcarenite
Encyclopædia Britannica Article:
sedimentary rock formed of calcareous particles ranging in diameter from 0.06 to 2 mm (0.002 to 0.08 inch) that have been deposited mechanically rather than from solution. The particles, which consist of fossil materials, pebbles and granules of carbonate rock, and oölites (spherical nodules with concentric structure), are transported and sorted by flowing water.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2006-09-19 16:52:48 GMT)
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The (visual) difference between calcarenite and (pure) limestone is in the size of the granules or particles of the rock. Limestone as commonly understood is chemically deposited while the calcarenite (as Enc. Brit. says) is formed by mechanical deposit of older limestone/shells/fossils. That said however, limestone is a broad term and would include calcarenite under its mantle
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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-09-19 20:31:58 GMT)
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Umberto is right. Macco should be mentioned. I'll stick with the calcarenite and suggest "...bioclastic calcarenite (Macco Formation)"
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Comment: "Patricia, I jsut found out that a question closed without grading can be re-opened at the click of a button! ALthough I went with fossiliferous calcarenite for my translation, your answer was equally valid and just because I went with my own initial suggestion doesn't mean that your (and everyone else's) efforts should hae been for nothing. I'm never too sure about using the close without grading option - I really don't think it's fair so I'm glad I was able to re-open this question and allocate some well-deserved points!
Ivana"
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calcarenite and limestone are both composed of calcium carbonate...