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Aggregate reserve: quartzite 300 m, 437 km2

Short answer

True thickness t = 300 cos43° = 219.4 m. Volume = 437 km² × 0.2194 km = 95.9 km³ (9.59×10¹⁰ m³).

Calculate the reserve for aggregate of quartzite bedrock having vertical thickness 300 m at S72°W/43° and in an area of 437 km².

Principle: reserve = area ×\times true thickness, with t=tvcos⁡δt = t_v\cos\delta.

Given

tv=300t_v = 300 m, attitude S72°W/43° (dip 43∘43^\circ), area A=437 km2A = 437\ \text{km}^2.

Calculation

t=300cos⁡43∘=219.41 m=0.2194 kmV=437×0.2194=95.88 km3=9.59×1010 m3\begin{aligned} t &= 300\cos 43^\circ = 219.41\ \text{m} = 0.2194\ \text{km} \\ V &= 437 \times 0.2194 = 95.88\ \text{km}^3 = 9.59 \times 10^{10}\ \text{m}^3 \end{aligned}

Answer: reserve of quartzite aggregate = 95.9 km³ (9.59 × 10¹⁰ m³).

(If 437 km² is the plan area, the volume under it is 437×0.3=131.1 km3437 \times 0.3 = 131.1\ \text{km}^3.)

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