Aleuritic
Definition
Pertaining to aleurite, regarding aleurite, or containing fine detrital elements with sizes intermediate between sand and clay. In structural geology, the term describes the texture or structure of sedimentary rocks where microscopic mineral particles (dust or silt) predominate, giving the rock a mealy feel and specific mechanical properties regarding permeability and cohesion.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Aleuritic
- Silty
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and plural structural variations. |
| Formation | Neologistic derivation within Romanian vocabulary from the noun 'aleurit' combined with the relational suffix '-ic'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.leu.ˈri.tik] |
| Source | Lexicon of Sedimentary Petrology and Lithological Formations |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Analiza microscopică a arătat că gresia studiată prezintă o cimentare grosieră și o textură parțial aleuritică.
EN: The microscopic analysis showed that the studied sandstone exhibits coarse cementation and a partially aleuritic texture.
RO: Rocile cu un depozit aleuritic pronunțat sunt extrem de sensibile la fenomenele de eroziune provocate de vânt.
EN: Rocks with a pronounced aleuritic deposit are extremely sensitive to erosion phenomena caused by wind.
RO: Stratul aleuritic identificat în acest foraj indică existența unui mediu lacustru calm în perioada de sedimentare.
EN: The aleuritic layer identified in this borehole indicates the existence of a calm lacustrine environment during the sedimentation period.
Idioms & Phrases
Textură aleuritică / Aleuritic texture / silty texture
RO: Configurație internă a unei roci sedimentare caracterizată prin dominanța fragmentelor minerale fine cu diametrul sub 0,06 milimetri.
EN: Internal configuration of a sedimentary rock characterized by the dominance of fine mineral fragments under 0.06 millimeters in diameter.
Siltit aleuritic / Aleuritic siltstone
RO: Rocă sedimentară consolidată compusă aproape exclusiv din granule de praf cuarțos compactate de-a lungul erelor geologice.
EN: Consolidated sedimentary rock composed almost exclusively of quartz dust grains compacted over geological eras.
Fracțiune aleuritică / Aleuritic fraction / silt-sized fraction
RO: Porțiunea dintr-o probă de sol separată prin cernere sau sedimentare care corespunde dimensiunilor tipice ale prafurilor minerale.
EN: The portion of a soil sample separated by sieving or sedimentation that corresponds to the typical dimensions of mineral dusts.
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