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isopachyte Geol.|aɪsəʊˈpækaɪt|
[f. iso- + Gr. παχύτ-ης thickness.]
A line on a map or diagram joining points below which a particular stratum or group of strata has the same thickness.
1912Compt. Rend. XI Congrès Géol. Internat. I. 250 A series of maps was prepared..and on them were drawn isopachytes, or lines marking points of equal thickness. 1946Nature 13 July 49/2 The detailed stratigraphy of the Coal Measures, shown by isopachyte maps and many other data, gives an insight into the development of this sedimentary series. 1969Bennison & Wright Geol. Hist. Brit. Isles iv. 77 Isopachytes for the Cambrian as a whole..must be interpreted with caution.., but they provide some indication of the form of the Cambrian geosyncline in Wales. |