1. 3D Visualization of geological structures using Python: the case study of the Palomeque sheets (SE, Spain).
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Bullejos, Manuel and Martín-Martín, Manuel
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GEOLOGICAL cross sections , *GEOLOGICAL mapping , *PYTHON programming language , *PYTHONS , *DATA visualization , *GEOLOGICAL maps - Abstract
The goal of this paper is the construction of computerized 3D visualization of geological structures. Several Python applications have been used to adapt the paper map-based geological classical information to numerical geological maps represented in HTML files. The models include a map with the stratigraphic and structural contacts and symbols, five serial vertical sections, and a geological block diagram, all with real topography. This block diagram made with 2D figures allows a 3D visualization. Palomeque area (Murcia region, southeastern Spain) has been used as a key-case. This area consists of a deformed Upper Cretaceous to Oligocene succession belonging to the Internal Zone Malaguide Complex. The main structure consists of two thrust-fold sheets forming an imbricate system, also affected by a set of strike-slip faults with a sinistral regime. The constructed maps show a good agreement with the published classical geological maps and cross-sections demonstrating the benefits of using these Python applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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