German | English | |
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Deckgestein {n}; Deckgebirge {n}; Deckschicht {f}; hangende Schicht {f} [min.]; Hangendes {n} [min.] [geol.] | cap rock; capping bed; capping; overlying rock (mass); overlying layer; overlying stratum; hanging layer; upper wall, lidstone (in iron-ore deposits); uncallow [Br.] [coll.] | |
brüchiges Deckgebirge | drawrock | |
Abraum eines Tagebaus | rubbish of an open cut | |
Abraum über einer Seife | leading | |
das Deckgebirge abtragen; abräumen | to strip; to remove the overburden |