English translation of "l’altération des roches mères" - "alteration of the bedrock"

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141 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Sciences / Non-fiction books
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	l’altération des roches mères
Context:	...éléments minéraux issus de l’altération des roches mères
Keywords:	Is there a technical term for this process involving transformation of the bedrock?

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141 months ago

WILHELMINA TWENEBOA-KODUA wrote:

weathering of the bedrock

My comment:

Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, biota and waters.
It is the chemical alteration and mechanical breakdown of rocks. Alteration is not wrong but I’d rather use the technical term, weathering

My references:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weathering

141 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

alteration of the bedrock

My comment:

.........so says my husband with degree in geology (not French!)

My references:

many Google hits.

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