Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Isopach

An isopach (isopachyte) map for the Purbeck Group of southern England, based on, and modified after, Howitt (1964), with contours in feet, and with additional interpretation
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~imw/Durlston-Bay-Lower-Purbeck.htm

An isopach is a contour line on a map that connects points beneath which a particular stratum or group of strata has the same thickness. Isopach maps are often utilized in volcanology.  This isopach map is for the Purbeck Formation of southern England and the English Channel.

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