Paterson Orogen 3D Geological Model of the Cottesloe Syncline

A 3D volumetric model of the Cottesloe Syncline district in the northwest Paterson Orogen, Western Australia. The model was constructed by the Paterson Project and Geoscience Australia using 3D Geomodeller software to test geological hypotheses. The resultant model, including sections and maps, was exported to VRML format for broad accessibility.

Use Cases

• Testing multiple geological working hypotheses based on the 3D model's constraints.
• Visualizing subsurface geological structures in 3D based on the exported VRML model.
• Analyzing the time-space evolution of an orogenic belt based on the integrated geological information.

Strengths

• Model is geologically-constrained, integrating a range of geological information.
• Output includes two-dimensional sections, maps, and images exported to a widely viewable VRML format.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Constructed using 3D Geomodeller software by the Paterson Project and specialists within Geoscience Australia.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 06:39:54.101347; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cottesloe Syncline district, northwest Paterson Orogen, Western Australia