LABORATORY EXERCISESEXERCISE 1 Thickness and Depth of Strata Intodvction ao tt remain tractor, tratigrapic and eroomic probes able ta ealeulate he thickness anv depth of stata. A rate ‘tabular in supe; et of paper Srta may’ be hoes inclined, or vertical" thicknes measured perpendicular to the lane of dhe being (tof Fig. 908). The depth isthe vertical distance ‘measured fram any defined point cn the nurfnce ofthe varth tothe top ‘emsurement is imposible, and the thickne=s must be ealealated by ‘means of data obtained from « map, such a the tp of the back in Fig 303. osor EXERCISE 1 Eavatons ‘The fundamental equations for calculating the thickness of beds ‘and the depth of beds are given below. The derivation of come of the simpler equations is given. Fora more complete disussin the reader [Steere toa seria of papers by Palmer and Mert" stot nd tha petri 0 Clap Bree Pde Pape ey Geaphie and mechanical computation of heh of strata ghee aca et Ry Pt Pr Marie, Jt. Jr. Strtapie meatueents iy gare fl, Babee Godt city ot imc Val 3, pp HOT TD, 10 ‘THICKNESS AND DEPTH OF STRATA 40 Anes, if Ue ground surface is horizontal, and ifthe breadth of ‘outcrop of the be ie measured at right angles tots strike. As shown in erom section in Fig. 304A, o tm ania, @ where {= thickness of the bed, 3 = angle of dip of the bed, and ‘= Tweadth ofthe outerop a ight anges to the tke, measured along { horiontal surface Con "Thicknow, ifthe ground surace slopes i the sate dieetion that the bed dean if the breath of onterop ie measured at right anges forthe strike ofthe bo. As shown in erom section in Fig. 04, in « t= erin =o), ® Pee Becca tel Soweto deo bse = eee pret heat of th pram Sad =a atop ws tel tet ait the Sie sd along th sara fh od, ste map dane one “Thc the rund ope i the pone dnction thaw thted pan fhe tpsthe tcp marr right angles to the strike of the bed. As shown in @ cross section in Re oie, warns « t= sin (6 +0), ® tere obo theme or eatin). ad "Thiskne he ou mace pig ai the broth ont “crop in not me ‘Fight angles to the strike of the bed. A plan hoen'n he aD (=tGintenemas = tos toorean: 089), Oy co 5, ©