Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

escoriales

inglés translation:

slag heap(s)

Added to glossary by Pamela Avalos
May 19, 2011 04:26
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español term

escoriales

español al inglés Técnico/Ingeniería Minería y minerales / Gemas
I found "slag heap" to refer to "escoriales", however the dictionary I have defines "escoria" as "dross". I wonder, is there any word such as "dross heap" or something similar in the field of metallurgy? Or is Slag heap the proper translation for "escorial"? As I understand it, slag is a more liquid form of waste and dross is more solid.
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4 +8 slag heap(s)
5 sludge
1 escoriales

Discussion

Chris Ellison May 19, 2011:
Slag I understand slag to be, in practise, the waste from smelting. In the UK we still find Roman slag in some areas. Often, at first glance, it looks like a natural rock, typically a lava or obsidian. Great test for students!

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slag heap(s)

"slag" is the translation for "escoria":In origin, it is certainly liquid and it floats over the molten metal and contains all impurities.

You then pour the metal (from the bottom of the hearth ["crisol"], and the slag (from the top). Usually, the slag goes to the slag heap (escorial).
Peer comment(s):

agree Chris Ellison : Definitely "slag heap". Most amusing for young geologists/mining engineers... ;o)
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Gracias, Chris
agree Lisa McCarthy
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Gracias, Lisa
agree MPGS : :)
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Gracias, MPGS
agree Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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agree Charles Davis
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Gracias, Charles
agree Bubo Coroman (X) : most interesting explanation
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Gracias, Deborah
agree Greg Hunt
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Gracias, Greg
agree Sergio Campo
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Gracias, Sergio
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escoriales

context please.
El Escorial is a famous palace in Spain...
It's also a town.
Note from asker:
Escoriales as in waste deposits in mines.
Peer comment(s):

neutral chica nueva : http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escoria
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sludge

Whether it's "slag" or "sludge" depends on the source of the material - for mineral ore, it is usually "slag." For oil, it is usually sludge.

Anything "at the bottom of the barrel" is "escoria," which generally means "waste."
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Reference comments

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Reference:

escoria = residuos de fundición

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