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Dach {n}; Decke {f}; Hangendes {n}; Firste {f} [min.] ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "Dach"){kind=small} |
hanging roof; roof; hanging wall; top wall |
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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 |
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| das Deckgebirge abtragen; abräumen | to strip; to remove the overburden |