Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Isopach



An isopach is described as a figure used on a map to show the thickness of the terrain that area is sitting on. These figures can describe to us exactly what type of rock formations are in a certain area based on their thickness. Thus, we can determine where the limestone formations are, where the granite walls are, and where any pipe clay may lay on ones property that they are planning to develop. In this illustration we can see the different isopaches that are of equal thickness.
http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/Earthscience/Geology/OilandGas/HydrocarbonExploration/GeologicMaps/GeologicMaps.htm

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