Lithocap (EN>ES)

[Pamela Cruz]

Could anybody tell me the Spanish for Lithocap?

Context:

A recently completed induced polarization survey has further defined a 1.5 square kilometer magnetic low surrounded by a large chargeability and resistivity anomaly. Exposed mineralization and                 associated alteration at Anomaly 14 is typical of a gold-tellurium epithermal system underlying a preserved silica lithocap. The geophysical anomaly indicates an associated, underlying, highly            prospective, gold-copper porphyry system. Diamond drill holes, approximately 300 meters in depth, are planned to test these prospective gold-tellurium epithermal and gold-copper porphyry                             systems.
 

[Ramiro Alvarez Clavero]

Estimada Pamela,

http://www.utdallas.edu/~brikowi/Publications/Geysers/GRC99_Talk/node3.html

Modeled Lithologies:
<> Lithocap
<> Greywacke Reservoir
<> Felsite Reservoir
<> Deep Felsite

En el dibujito mostrado en la URL anterior parece que la capa superior es la
'lithocap', además en el dibujito pone 'caprock'.

Como 'cap' = mantle or layer; litho- prefix is:
1. stone lithosphere
2. calculus, concretion lithotomy
[From Greek lithos "stone," of unknown origin]

And "caprock" (also called cap) is:

1. rock covering salt: a layer of rock that lies above a salt dome and
consists of anhydrite, gypsum, or limestone

2. rock covering fossil fuel: an impermeable layer of rock that lies above
a deposit of gas or oil and prevents it from percolating upward

Creo que podrías traducirlo simplemente como 'capa superior de roca', pero
si quieres ser más específica, simplemente traduce las definiciones
anteriores: "capa impermeable de roca que descansa sobre un...[etc]......"

NOTA: En un contexto de drogas, Lithocap es una marca
registrada: BRAND NAMES: Lithobid; Lithocarb; Lithocap; Lithonate; Lithotabs
(CATEGORIES, FDA DRUG CLASSES, BRAND NAMES)

Espero que esto te sirva de ayuda, saludos,
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Ramiro Alvarez Clavero
http://www.arrakis.es/~rac1/
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