Tramas Litologicas

Lithologic Patterns
(Fuente: USGS)

Ripple-bedded sand
or sandstone
Arena o arenisca
ondulada

Gravel or
conglomerate (1st
option)
Grava o
conglomerado (1ra
opcin)

Gravel or
conglomerate (2nd
option)
Grava o
conglomerado
(2da opcin)

Crossbedded Gravel or

Dolomitic sandstone
Arenisca dolomtica

Breccia (1st option)

Breccia (1ra opcin)

Breccia (2nd option)

Breccia (2da
opcin)

Massive sand or
sandstone

Dolomitc siltstone
Limolita dolomitica

conglomerate
Grava o
conglomerado cn
estratificacin
cruzada

Arena o arenisca
masiva

Argillaceous or shaly
sandstone
Arenisca argilica o lutitica

Silt, siltstone, or shaly silt

Limo, limolita o limo fisil

Sandy or silty shale

Lutita fisil arenosa o
limosa

Calcareous sandstone
Arenisca calcarea

Calcareous siltstone
Limolita calcarea

Clay or clay shale

Arcilla o lutita fisil

Bedded sand or
sandstone

Arena o arenisca
estratiforme

Crossbedded sand or
sandstone (1st

Crossbedded sand or
sandstone (2nd

Cherty shale
Lutita con chert

option)
Arena o arenisca
entrecruzada(1ra
opcin)

option)
Arena o arenisca
entrecruzada(2d
opcin)

Carbonaceous shale
Lutita carbonacea

Oil shale
Lutita petrolifera

Chalk
Creta

Sandy limestone
Caliza arenosa

Limestone
Caliza

Clastic limestone
Caliza clastica

Fossiliferous clastic
limestone
Caliza clstica
fosilifera

Cherty limestone
(1st option)

Dolomitic shale
Lutita dolomitica

Calcareous shale or marl

Lutita calcrea o marga

Silty limestone

Caliza con chert (1ra

opcin)

Caliza limosa

Cherty limestone
(2nd option)
Caliza con chert (2da
opcin)

Argillaceous or shaly
limestone
Caliza argilica o lutitica

Dolomitic limestone, limy

dolostone, or limy dolomite
Caliza dolomitica, doloma
calcrea o dolomita cal.

Nodular or irregularly
bedded limestone

Caliza nodular o
estratificada
irregular

Limestone, irregular
(burrow?) fillings of
saccharoidal dolomite

Crossbedded

Dolostone or dolomite
Dolomia o dolomita

Crossbedded dolostone or
dolomite
Dolomita o doloma
intercruzada

Sandy dolostone or
dolomite
Dolomita o doloma
arenosa

Silty dolostone or dolomite

Dolomita o doloma limosa

Underclay

Flint clay
Arcilla de slex o caoln
petreo

limestone
Calliza intercruzada

Caliza con rellenos de

dolomita

Cherty crossbedded

Cherty and Sandy

crossbedded clastic
limestone

Oolitic limestone
Caliza oolitica

Cherty dolostone or
dolomite
Dolomita o doloma
chertosa

Bedded chert (1st option)

Chert estratificado (1ra
opcin)

Bedded chert (2nd option)

Chert estratificado (2da
opcin)

limestone
Caliza con chert
intercruzada

Estrato de arcilla
bajo una capa de
carbon

Oolitic dolostone or
dolomite
Dolomita o doloma
oolitica

Argillaceous or shaly
dolostone or dolomite
Dolomita o doloma
argilica o lutitica

Bentonite
Bentonita

Fossiliferous bedded chert

Chert estratificado
fosilfero

Subgraywacke

Subgraywacke

Peat

Turba

Fossiliferous rock

Diatomaceous rock
Roca diatomitica

Crossbedded
subgraywacke
Subgraywacke
intercruzada

Ripple-bedded
subgraywacke

Roca fosilifera

Coal
Carbon

Glauconite
Glauconita

Siderita

Limonita

Phosphatic-nodular rock
Roca fosftica-nodular

Gypsum

Interbedded sandstone
and siltstone
Limolita y arenisca
interestratificadas

Interbedded sandstone
and shale
Lutita y arenisca
interestratificadas

Yeso

Subgraywacke
ondulada

Bony coal or impure coal

Carbon impuro o carbn
esqueletico

Siderite

Limonite

Salt
Sal

Interbedded ripple-bedded
sandstone and shale
Arenisca y lutita
interestratificada y
ondulada

Interbedded shale and

silty limestone (shale
dominant)
(Lutita dominante sobre
caliza limosa)

Interbedded calcareous
shale and limestone
(shale dominant)
(Lutita calcarea dominante
sobre caliza)

Interbedded
limestone and shale
(2nd option)
Caliza y lutita
interestratificadas (2
opcin)

Interbedded shale and

limestone (shale
dominant) (1st option)
(Lutita dominante sobre
caliza) (1ra opcin)

Interbedded shale and

limestone (shale
dominant) (2nd option)
(Lutita dominante sobre
caliza) (2da opcin)

Interbedded silty limestone

and shale
Caliza limosa y lutita
interestratificadas

Interbedded
limestone and shale
(1st option)

Interbedded limestone and

shale (limestone
dominant)
(caliza dominante sobre lutita)

Caliza y lutita
interestratificadas (1
opcin)

Interbedded limestone and

calcareous shale
Caliza y lutita calcrea
interestratificadas

Loess (1st option)

Loess (1ra opcin)

Loess (2nd option)

Loess (2da opcin)

Loess (3rd option)

Loess (3ra opcin)

Till or diamicton (1st

option)

Deposito glacial o
diamicton (1ra
opcin)

Till or diamicton (2nd

option)

Deposito glacial o
diamicton (2da
opcin)

Till or diamicton (3rd

option)

Deposito glacial o
diamicton (3ra
opcin)

Tramas Litologicas
Para Rocas Metamorficas e Igneas

Soapstone, talc, or
serpentinite

Tuffaceous rock
Roca tobacea

Crystal tuff
Toba cristalina

Devitrified tuf
Toba desvitrificada

Volcanic breccia and tuff

Breccia volcnica y toba

Volcanic breccia and

agglomerate
Breccia volcnica y
aglomerado

Esteatita, talco o
serpentinita

Metamorphism
Metamorfismo

Quartzite
Cuarcita

Slate

Pizarra

Schistose or
gneissoid granite
Granito gneissico o
esquistoso

Schist
Esquisto

Contorted schist

Zeolitic rock
Roca ceolitica

Contorted gneiss

Granite (2nd option)

Granito (2da opcin)

Esquisto
distorsionado

Schist and gneiss

Gneiss

Esquisto y gneiss

Gneiss

Gneiss
distorsionado

Igneous rock (3rd option)

Roca gnea (3ra opcin)

Igneous rock (4th option)

Roca gnea (4ta opcin)

Igneous rock (6th option)

Roca gnea (6ta opcin)

Igneous rock (7th option)

Roca gnea (7ma opcin)

Igneous rock (2nd option)

Roca gnea (2da opcin)

Igneous rock (5th option)

Roca gnea (5ta opcin)

Basaltic flows
Flujos basalticos

Banded igneous rock

Roca gnea bandeada

Granite (1st option)

Granito (1ra opcin)

Igneous rock (1st option)

Roca gnea (1ra opcin)

Igneous rock (8th option)

Roca gnea (8va opcin)

Vitrophyre

Obsidiana

Porphyritic rock (1st

option)
Roca porfiritica (1ra
opcin)

Quartz

Cuarzo

Porphyritic rock (2nd

option)
Roca porfiritica (2da
opcin)

Ore

Mena