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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 true thickness, with .
Given
m, attitude S72°W/43° (dip ), area .
Calculation
Answer: reserve of quartzite aggregate = 95.9 km³ (9.59 × 10¹⁰ m³).
(If 437 km² is the plan area, the volume under it is .)
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