Bullejos, Manuel, Martín-Martín, Manuel
3D Visualization of geological structures using Python: the case study of the Palomeque sheets (SE, Spain)
Journal of Maps. 2023, 19(1): 2282593. https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2023.2282593
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/138967
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2023.2282593
ISSN: 1744-5647
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.
Keywords:Python applications, Geological map and vertical sections, Geological block diagram, Thrust-fold sheets, Internal Betic Zone, Malaguide Complex
Taylor & Francis
info:eu-repo/semantics/article