Monday, November 21, 2011

Isopachs

http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/gg/research/faulting/index.php

Isopachs show areas of equal thickness of rock under the earth. They also show variation of rock types. This is useful for finding areas which most likely have sources for fossil fuels, precious metals and other commodities. The map I used shoes an area where a fault line has moved, showing the variation of the types and formations of the rock on either side.

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