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Feb 8, 2011 20:15
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French term

gîte

French to English Tech/Engineering Mining & Minerals / Gems
I'm stuck. Doing the revisions to an African country's Mining Code. The original English uses "deposits" for both gîte and gisement. But the revised code uses these terms separately. But I can't figure out another word for a deposit. HELP.
Proposed translations (English)
3 potentially viable deposit
5 (mineral) deposit
3 stratum
Change log

Feb 8, 2011 20:27: Travelin Ann changed "Term asked" from "gîte as opposed to gisement" to "gîte "

Discussion

kashew Feb 8, 2011:
Wiki http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:sk6LJ_U...

Why not use and qualify deposit as being exploitable or potentially- exploitable respectively?
Mark Hamlen (asker) Feb 8, 2011:
Context Gisement: toute gîte naturel de substances minérales économiquement exploitable.
Gîte: toute concentration minérale naturelle pour laquelle la rentabilité de l'exploitation n'est pas encore prouvée.
philgoddard Feb 8, 2011:
Please could you post some French context - otherwise there's no way of knowing the reason (if any) for using two different words.

Proposed translations

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potentially viable deposit

From the context provided by Mark and Kashew in the discussion entries, a gisement is a viable deposit (ie one which is profitable), and a gîte is one whose viability has not yet been proven. In practice, this could mean "non-viable", but we don't know that without having the whole text in front of us.
Note from asker:
I like this. Thanks You've got as much context as I do. Those are the definitions in the law. I
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Phil. I was puzzled how to close this, because Guy's answer is technically correct (I think) but yours is the one that fits the context. I'm not going to do a glossary entry for this. "
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stratum

from the reference, but I will just check if this can be used for gems


http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tWvOUz1QiAAC&pg=PA1219&lp...

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Note added at 16 mins (2011-02-08 20:32:17 GMT)
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stratum : Definition from Answers.com
stratum n. , pl. , -ta , or -tums . A horizontal layer of material, ... strata (pl.) In geology, a layer of distinctive deposits with surfaces roughly ...
www.answers.com › ... › Literature & Language › Dictionary - Cached - Similar
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layer - definition of layer by the Free Online Dictionary ...
A usually horizontal deposit or expanse; a stratum : layers of sedimentary rock; a layer of warm air. c. A depth or level : a poem with several layers of ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/layer - Cached - Similar
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Interpreting the Past - SFU.ca
This deposit terminates with Stratum IV, a layer of whole shell, ... Period 2 deposits (Stratum IIb)are differentiated from the underlying layers by colour ...
www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/bc/namu_src/NI000001.HTM - Cached
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Essentials of Physical Anthropology - Google Books Result
Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan - 2008 - Social Science - 390 pages
... which states that a lower stratum (layer) is older than a higher stratum. ... sequential layering of deposits. stratum (pl., strata) Geological layer. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0495509396...

That is all the help I am able to provide:)

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Note added at 19 mins (2011-02-08 20:35:19 GMT)
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Exploration Potential and Geological Endowment - FDI.net
Pegmatites carrying lithium, beryl, columbite/tantalite, rare earths and gemstones occur at various strata levels (Rubikon, Helikon, Neu Schwaben deposits). ...
www.fdi.net/documents/WorldBank/databases/.../na1mgo02.htm - Cached

Actually, I just wondered why you had to use another word other than "deposit" for the two different terms?
Peer comment(s):
neutral B D Finch : A stratum is a deposit, but not every deposit is a stratum.
2 hrs
I am no geologist:)
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19 hrs

(mineral) deposit

and gisement is an ore deposit
Note from asker:
Guy, Thank you. I was really puzzled how to close this question. I recognize that you are technically the most correct in the use of this term. And I learned something. Thanks. However, in the context, because the doc is not written with technical correctness, I have to use Phil's answer. I wish I could give you the points.
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