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illitico

English translation: illite

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Italian term or phrase:illitico
English translation:illite
Entered by: P.L.F. Persio

11:17 Apr 4, 2013
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mining & Minerals / Gems / potash feldspar
Italian term or phrase: illitico
Hi,
I'm translating a document about mining which is out of my usual field of expertise. The context is:
"L’[product] viene estratta da [company]nel giacimento di aplite porfirica della miniera [mine], situata nel comune di Porto Azzurro (LI). La caratteristica saliente di questa materia prima è rappresentata dalla percentuale di feldspato (pari a circa il 30%) e soprattutto dalla presenza significativa di minerali argillosi di tipo illitico, nella percentuale del 24%".
I can't find illitico anywhere. I found something about "illithic" meaning "bad stone" but nothing more.
Can anyone help? Thanks!
Suzanne Smart (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:27
illite
Explanation:
Dovrebbe essere questo:
http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/illite/
illite Denominazione generica di minerali argillosi kAl2Si4O10(OH)2, contraddistinti da unità strutturali in gran parte simili a quelle della montmorillonite e della mica.

http://www.mindat.org/min-2011.html

http://earth.usc.edu/~dfarris/Mineralogy/17_ClayMinerals.pdf
Clay Minerals
Illite group- also includes hydrous micas, phengite, brammalite, celadonite,
and glauconite (a green clay sand); formed by the decomposition of some
micas and feldspars; predominant in marine clays and shales.

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Note added at 12 mins (2013-04-04 11:29:47 GMT)
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http://www.clays.org/journal/archive/volume 13/13-1-33.pdf
The Nature of Illite
THE NAME illite was proposed by Grim, Bray and Bradley in 1937 for the
mica-type mineral occurring in argillaceous sediments. It was specifically
stated that "the term is not proposed as a specific mineral name, but as a general term for the clay mineral constituent of argillaceous sediments
belonging to the mica group".
Selected response from:

P.L.F. Persio
Netherlands
Local time: 07:27
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you. I went for this in the end as there was a table that I hadn't seen further down in the document with this translation already in it! That will teach me to look through things more carefully!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2illitic
Kate Chaffer
3 +2illite
P.L.F. Persio


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
illite


Explanation:
Dovrebbe essere questo:
http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/illite/
illite Denominazione generica di minerali argillosi kAl2Si4O10(OH)2, contraddistinti da unità strutturali in gran parte simili a quelle della montmorillonite e della mica.

http://www.mindat.org/min-2011.html

http://earth.usc.edu/~dfarris/Mineralogy/17_ClayMinerals.pdf
Clay Minerals
Illite group- also includes hydrous micas, phengite, brammalite, celadonite,
and glauconite (a green clay sand); formed by the decomposition of some
micas and feldspars; predominant in marine clays and shales.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 12 mins (2013-04-04 11:29:47 GMT)
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http://www.clays.org/journal/archive/volume 13/13-1-33.pdf
The Nature of Illite
THE NAME illite was proposed by Grim, Bray and Bradley in 1937 for the
mica-type mineral occurring in argillaceous sediments. It was specifically
stated that "the term is not proposed as a specific mineral name, but as a general term for the clay mineral constituent of argillaceous sediments
belonging to the mica group".

P.L.F. Persio
Netherlands
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you. I went for this in the end as there was a table that I hadn't seen further down in the document with this translation already in it! That will teach me to look through things more carefully!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tradu-grace: yes, it depends how the asker is going to render the sentence (type of illite or other translation).
3 hrs
  -> thank you, Grace; yes, it does and the other answer is very good too.
agree  Peter Cox
15 hrs
  -> thank you, Peter!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
illitic


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illite

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1956....

http://journals.lww.com/soilsci/Abstract/1987/06000/Effect_o...

Kate Chaffer
Italy
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tradu-grace: yes, it depends how the asker is going to render the sentence (illitic type etc.)
3 hrs
agree  Peter Cox
15 hrs
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