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Reserve: quartzite apparent dips 1:9 and 1:12, 4.6 km2
Short answer
True dip 6.35° (1:9.0) N23.5°E, true thickness 104.4 m. For area 4.6 km², reserve = 4.6×10⁶ m² × 104.4 m = 4.80×10⁸ m³ (0.480 km³).
Apparent dip amounts of quartzite bed rock along N20°E and N65°E are 1:9 and 1:12 respectively. The vertical thickness of bedrock is 105 m. Calculate the reserve of construction material for an engineering project at an area of 4.6 km² rock quarry site.
Step 1: true dip from the two apparent dips
For a direction of bearing the gradient of the bed satisfies (, = east and north components of the true gradient).
Solving: , .
Dip direction (N23.5°E).
Step 2: true thickness
Step 3: volume (reserve)
Area
Answer: true dip = 6.35° (1:9.0) towards N23.5°E; true thickness = 104.4 m; reserve = 4.80 × 10⁸ m³ (0.480 km³).
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