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LoopStructural 1.0: time-aware geological modelling
Lachlan Grose
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School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University,
Melbourne 3800, Australia
Laurent Ailleres
School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University,
Melbourne 3800, Australia
Gautier Laurent
Université d'Orléans, CNRS, BRGM, ISTO, UMR 7327, Orleans,
France
Mark Jessell
Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre, School of Earth
Sciences, UWA, Perth 6907, Australia
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Short summary
LoopStructural is an open-source 3D geological modelling library with a model design allowing for multiple different algorithms to be used for comparison for the same geology. Geological structures are modelled using structural geology concepts and techniques, allowing for complex structures such as overprinted folds and faults to be modelled. In the paper, we demonstrate automatically generating a 3-D model from map2loop-processed geological survey data of the Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
LoopStructural is an open-source 3D geological modelling library with a model design allowing...
