Spanish term
Canada
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, German to Spanish, and 1 more.
marga fosilífera
| 4 +1 | fossiliferous loam |
John Marais
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| 4 | fossil-bearing loam deposits |
David Russi
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| 4 | fossil-susceptible marl |
Gary Smith Lawson
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| 3 +1 | fossiliferous marl |
K Donnelly
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| 3 -1 | fossilized limestone |
Fiona Kirton
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Aug 4, 2010 13:36: Colin Rowe changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Aug 4, 2010 13:36: Constanza Toro changed "Language pair" from "Spanish to English" to "English to Spanish"
Aug 4, 2010 13:40: Constanza Toro changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
fossiliferous loam
In the terminal chamber, the fossiliferous loam is deeper, extending to 46 cm, but below this, as shown in a test pit excavated to 1.5 m depth (Figure 11), ...
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United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
fossil-bearing loam deposits
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United Kingdom
Physics graduate and former IT pro
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
fossilized limestone
marga1.
1. f. Roca más o menos dura, de color gris, compuesta principalmente de carbonato de cal y arcilla en proporciones casi iguales. Se emplea como abono de los terrenos en que escasea la cal o la arcilla.
I think this is limestone. See wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limestone#Description
"The limestone seam we’re quarrying here was formed by the fossilized limestone deposits left behind when the plates shifted and the water subsided."
http://www.reliableplant.com/Read/18696/equipment-care-in-li...
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caere
: A limestone is a rock composed mostly of calcite (calcium carbonate).
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Spain
Human translation for humans.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish
fossil-susceptible marl
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United States
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Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English
fossiliferous marl
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-lith.php?text=clay...
Mile 310.6 - Several cycles
of oyster hardground
overlain by fossiliferous marl.
http://www.lgsweb.org/field03w.html
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Note added at 20 mins (2010-08-04 13:52:54 GMT)
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fossiliferous : fosilífero
marl : marga
geology glossary: http://ceramica.wikia.com/wiki/Glosario_de_Geología_Inglés_–...
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