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Spanish term or phrase:
Berrocal
English translation:
Granite boulder area/landscape
Added to glossary by
Toni Castano
Dec 6, 2022 18:16
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Spanish term
berrocal
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Geography
Geographic features
Así, la resistencia y dureza natural de estas rocas de granito han conseguido soportar el paso del tiempo y crear un relieve que ensalza el valor paisajístico del berrocal, el cual se encuentra parcialmente erosionado y ha dado lugar a las formaciones tan peculiares que han configurado este paisaje, como los bolos graníticos, unas formaciones rocosas naturales, que presentan unas formas espectaculares debido a su gran tamaño y a la acción de la erosión.
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stacks of granite monoliths | Tomasso |
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Dec 20, 2022 08:00: Toni Castano Created KOG entry
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Granite boulder area/landscape
A “berrocal” is just a landscape consisting of granite rocks (“rocas” here: boulders), which are called “berruecos” or “barruecos” in Spanish. It is important to emphasize the material of these landscapes, granite, since not all boulders are composed of granite (some are composed of basalt and other materials).
https://dle.rae.es/berrocal
berrocal
m. Sitio lleno de berruecos (peñascos graníticos).
https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=ber...
berrueco, barrueco nm
(peñasco de granito)
granite rock, granite
https://www.geoparquevilluercas.es/no43-berrocal-de-peraleda...
GEOPARQUE VILLUERCAS - IBORES - JARA
LOCALIZACIÓN Y ACCESIBILIDAD
El berrocal de Peraleda de San Román se extiende desde el río Gualija, al oeste, hasta las cercanías de Valdelacasa de Tajo, al este.
LOCATION AND ACCESS
The granite boulder area or berrocal of Peraleda de San Román extends from the River Gualija to the west to the vicinity of Valdelacasa de Tajo to the east.
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290989933_Erosion_y...
La Pedriza del Manzanares representa un paisaje granítico formado por bolos de tamaño decimétrico, que presentan frecuentes formas de meteorización/erosión, tales como pendientes invertidas y tafoni. Se trata de un paisaje estructural donde los procesos erosivos, que han facilitado la formación de los bolos, están controlados por un patrón de fracturación heredado de las orogenias Varisca y Alpina (Andeweg et al., 1999). En España, el término más común empleado para definir este tipo de paisaje es “berrocal”.
https://dle.rae.es/berrocal
berrocal
m. Sitio lleno de berruecos (peñascos graníticos).
https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=ber...
berrueco, barrueco nm
(peñasco de granito)
granite rock, granite
https://www.geoparquevilluercas.es/no43-berrocal-de-peraleda...
GEOPARQUE VILLUERCAS - IBORES - JARA
LOCALIZACIÓN Y ACCESIBILIDAD
El berrocal de Peraleda de San Román se extiende desde el río Gualija, al oeste, hasta las cercanías de Valdelacasa de Tajo, al este.
LOCATION AND ACCESS
The granite boulder area or berrocal of Peraleda de San Román extends from the River Gualija to the west to the vicinity of Valdelacasa de Tajo to the east.
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-12-06 19:45:32 GMT)
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290989933_Erosion_y...
La Pedriza del Manzanares representa un paisaje granítico formado por bolos de tamaño decimétrico, que presentan frecuentes formas de meteorización/erosión, tales como pendientes invertidas y tafoni. Se trata de un paisaje estructural donde los procesos erosivos, que han facilitado la formación de los bolos, están controlados por un patrón de fracturación heredado de las orogenias Varisca y Alpina (Andeweg et al., 1999). En España, el término más común empleado para definir este tipo de paisaje es “berrocal”.
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saprolite/spheroidally weathered rock
Un caos de bloques, caos de bolas o ***berrocal*** es un tipo de paisaje granítico, en el que se presenta una gran cantidad de berruecos, bolones o piedras caballeras.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caos_de_bloques
This links to the English page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spheroidal_weathering
Spheroidal weathering is a form of chemical weathering that affects jointed bedrock and results in the formation of concentric or spherical layers of highly decayed rock within weathered bedrock that is known as **saprolite**.
Saprolite is a chemically weathered rock. Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saprolite
If you want to avoid technical jargon, you could just say "berrocal (heavily weathered rock)".
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caos_de_bloques
This links to the English page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spheroidal_weathering
Spheroidal weathering is a form of chemical weathering that affects jointed bedrock and results in the formation of concentric or spherical layers of highly decayed rock within weathered bedrock that is known as **saprolite**.
Saprolite is a chemically weathered rock. Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saprolite
If you want to avoid technical jargon, you could just say "berrocal (heavily weathered rock)".
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Spanish term (edited):
barrocal
"barrocal" (A natural sub-region of the Algarve, located between the Serra and the Coast.)
I suggest you leave the name in Portuguese, and explain what and where it is.
Barrocal means exactly clay (barro, in Portuguese and Spanish) and lime (cal,
idem). It means, in real terms, a fine layer of clayish soil –mostly 10 to 20 cm of clay over an extensive mass of lime rock. In the past, a karstic process took place forming big aquifers with various depths, normally reaching hundreds of meters [2].
Barrocal
A natural sub-region of the Algarve, located between the Serra and the Coast. In geological terms, it is characterized by the presence of several calcareous elevations of irregular form, that rarely exceed the 400 meters of altitude, denominated baroque. This subregion crosses the Algarve longitudinally, the central region being wider than the extremities. In its endemic vegetation the holm oak forests predominate. However, man's continued action has given rise to a more degraded vegetation cover where shrubs such as the zambujeiro or myrtle, small carob trees and a few specimens isolated from holm oak predominate. In agricultural terms, rainforest crops predominated over the centuries, especially the almond, fig, carob and olive trees. In the valleys prevailed the cultures of irrigated, especially of citrinos. In the last decades we have seen the expansion of irrigated and vineyard crops to areas formerly occupied by the dry land. At present agricultural production is largely abandoned.
https://sapientia.ualg.pt/bitstream/10400.1/10342/1/Paper mu...
https://educalingo.com/en/dic-pt/barrocal
Barrocal means exactly clay (barro, in Portuguese and Spanish) and lime (cal,
idem). It means, in real terms, a fine layer of clayish soil –mostly 10 to 20 cm of clay over an extensive mass of lime rock. In the past, a karstic process took place forming big aquifers with various depths, normally reaching hundreds of meters [2].
Barrocal
A natural sub-region of the Algarve, located between the Serra and the Coast. In geological terms, it is characterized by the presence of several calcareous elevations of irregular form, that rarely exceed the 400 meters of altitude, denominated baroque. This subregion crosses the Algarve longitudinally, the central region being wider than the extremities. In its endemic vegetation the holm oak forests predominate. However, man's continued action has given rise to a more degraded vegetation cover where shrubs such as the zambujeiro or myrtle, small carob trees and a few specimens isolated from holm oak predominate. In agricultural terms, rainforest crops predominated over the centuries, especially the almond, fig, carob and olive trees. In the valleys prevailed the cultures of irrigated, especially of citrinos. In the last decades we have seen the expansion of irrigated and vineyard crops to areas formerly occupied by the dry land. At present agricultural production is largely abandoned.
https://sapientia.ualg.pt/bitstream/10400.1/10342/1/Paper mu...
https://educalingo.com/en/dic-pt/barrocal
Peer comment(s):
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Thank you, Muriel!
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agree |
Andrew Bramhall
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Thank you, Andrew!
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
: Son dos términos diferentes para paisajes diferentes. Si el "barrocal" portugués procede de "barro" y "cal", el "berrocal" español es un conjunto de "berruecos" o formaciones graníticas. El granito (cuarzo, feldespato y mica) no contiene ni barro ni cal
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Thank you for the clarification!
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philgoddard
: Not Portugal as far as I can see.
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Yes, apparently not. Thanks.
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Reference comments
8 hrs
Reference:
stacks of granite monoliths
geolodiaavila.com/2017
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https://www.google.com/search?q=idaho city of rocks&oq=idaho...
https://geolodiaavila.com/2017/02/14/las-formas-del-granito-...
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALiCzsYDqNzhcTd5A_bZ1Cch...
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https://www.google.com/search?q=idaho city of rocks&oq=idaho...
https://geolodiaavila.com/2017/02/14/las-formas-del-granito-...
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALiCzsYDqNzhcTd5A_bZ1Cch...
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