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09:02 Mar 19, 2004 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering | |||||||
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5 +2 | quartzose pit-run material |
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4 | quartz gravel |
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quartz gravel Explanation: Some other stones are in there too, but it is mainly quartz in your reference. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2004-03-19 09:16:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- resourcescommittee.house.gov/subcommittees/ emr/usgsweb/materials/sand.html - 6k www.kgs.ukans.edu/General/Geology/Lyon/pt2_mine.html - 21k |
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quartzose pit-run material Explanation: Also "quarry-run", "random", "as-dug" for "pit-run", and "quartzous" for "quartzose". <<These contractors sell all types of materials including pit run (unprocessed gravel), screened or crushed gravel, drain and septic rock, sand, and topsoil>> [www.emr.gov.yk.ca/Lands/PDFs/Fact_Sheets/ Quarry-Permits.pdf] >>Road restoration work would consist of reinforcing the road junction sub-grade with pit run material, reconditioning the existing roadbed, placing crushed aggregate on the road surface to a 6 inch depth (approx 110 cubic yards,) and constructing (2) rock armored rolling drain dips>> [www.fs.fed.us/r6/siskiyou/planning/ quartz/quartz_chap2.pdf] <<quartzose - 1. containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz.>> |
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