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Map no 19

Scale 3.5 cm :500 feet


The given contour map shows the base of a phosphate bed which outcrops at C and D with the
amount and direction of dip shown, the inclination is known to be uniform on both sides of syncline,
it is required to:

1- Draw the outcrop of both surfaces of the bed knowing that its thickness is 200 feet on both sides
of the fold.

2- Calculate the true thickness of the bed.

3- Draw a geologic section along the line A-B.

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