Translation query: soil type

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Frans Suasso wrote:

> Try again with one l i stead of two.
> The following link might be helpful:
> <http://www.dobi.oglib.ru/bgl/8260/250.html>

That's an excellent clue, and if you follow their link here:
<http://www.dobi.oglib.ru/bgl/8260/345.html>
you get this context:

Коллекторами служат песчаники среднего и верхнего триаса, нижней юры 
(аален) и олигоцена (пешельброннские слои латторфского яруса), 
известняки кимериджа — Оксфорда, доломитизированные известняки среднего 
и верхнего триаса, нижней и средней юры (пласт «Большой оолит» нижнего 
бата и верхнего байоса), песчанистые мергели олигоцена (мелетовые слои 
рупельского яруса) и верхнего эоцена.

We can see from this context that "Мелетовые слои" is a unit of the 
Рупельский ярус (Rupelian Stage) of the Oligocene. Accordingly, 
"мелетовые глины" would be clays of the corresponding age.

For basic definitions of the Rupelian Stage, see:
<http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-512892/Rupelian-Stage>
<http://deepcollar.blogspot.com/2004/07/rupelian-stage.html>

For a thorough geologic explanation of the Rupelian stage, see:
<http://popups.ulg.ac.be/Geol/docannexe.php?id=1114>

Other information in the context ("Yegua-Jackson zone") makes it clear 
that the author is speaking of the US Gulf Coast, so the name "Mel(l)et 
Series" should be a local place name, but I can't go further without 
spending a lot more research time.

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Paul B. Gallagher
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