Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

tendencia E-W

English translation:

E-W trend

Added to glossary by Denise De Peña (X)
Feb 25, 2011 00:01
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

tendencia E-W

Spanish to English Other Geology mining
Otro distrito minero importante es el de Canibal, al oeste de Cuilco, Huehuetenango, en donde aflora un dique de ilmenita con tendencia E-W, buzante al sur y paralelamente a la zona de la falla Cuilco-Chixoy-Polochic y se prolonga a territorio mexicano.

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2010 - ::PBX NEWS RELEASE - [ Traducir esta página ]15 Sep 2010 ... 1 located on the west side of the property comprises an area approximately 250 meters long (E-W trend), with a vertical extent from surface ...
www.internationalpbx.com/news/2010/nr100915.html - En caché
Peer comment(s):

agree Lina Villegas : I agree, it's an east-west trend.
0 min
Yes, East-West... Thanks!!!
agree Claudia Luque Bedregal
23 mins
¡Muchas gracias y saludos!
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : Interesting that they use the English abbr in Spanish.
1 hr
¡Muchas gracias y saludos!
agree Bubo Coroman (X) : yes, or trending E-W (the direction is approximate rather than exact)
9 hrs
¡Muchas gracias y saludos!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all for your input! It would seem obvious that it refers to East-West; it’s just such an unusual use, especially for an official document written in Spanish."
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