Thickness (geology)
In geology and mining, the thickness is the name for the thickness of a rock package ( bank , seam , corridor , ceiling, etc.).
The thickness is measured bank-right , i.e. perpendicular to the layer surfaces , regardless of the spatial orientation of a layer . The term originally comes from the miner's language , where it was mainly used to assess the mining potential of seams . Thickness is now an established term in geosciences , for example in geology for the thickness of rock layers , in hydrogeology for the vertical extent of the groundwater - i.e. the distance from the groundwater bed to the groundwater surface - or in soil science for the vertical extent of Soil horizons .
literature
- Walter Bischoff , Heinz Bramann, Westfälische Berggewerkschaftskasse Bochum: The small mining dictionary. 7th edition, Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen 1988, ISBN 3-7739-0501-7 .
- Heinz Kundel: coal production. 6th edition, Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen 1983, ISBN 3-7739-0389-8 .