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Towards a balanced 3D kinematic model of a faulted domain - the Bergheim open pit mine, Lower Rhine Basin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2016

A. Thomsen  and
A. Siehl
A. Thomsen
Affiliation:
Geologisches Institut, Bonn University, Nußallee 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany
A. Siehl*
Affiliation:
Geologisches Institut, Bonn University, Nußallee 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany
*
2corresponding author; e-mail: siehl@uni-bonn.de
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In the context of the investigation of the sedimentary and structural evolution of the Cenozoic Lower Rhine Basin, the construction of a volume-balanced kinematic model of a small faulted domain with detailed spatial information on strata and fault geometry from a set of parallel geological sections is under development. A 3D geometry model is built that allows for relative movements of blocks at fault surfaces. Rouby’s method of restoration in the map plane is used to determine horizontal displacement fields. The 3D and 3D(t) geometry models are supported by the object-oriented geometry database tool GeoToolKit for storage and retrieval of selected parts of the model using queries referring to spatial and temporal criteria, while visualization is based on key frame technique.

Keywords

balanced kinematic restorationBergheim lignite mineobject-oriented databaseRouby’s methodgeological space-time models
Type
Research Article
Information
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences , Volume 81 , Special Issue 2: Rift tectonics and syngenetic sedimentation - the Cenozoic Lower Rhine Basin and related structures , August 2002 , pp. 241 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © Stichting Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 2002

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