3D Visualization of geological structures using Python: the case study of the Palomeque sheets (SE, Spain) Bullejos Lorenzo, Manuel Martín Martín, Manuel Python applications Geological map and vertical sections Geological block diagram 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. 2024-04-11T07:21:38Z 2024-04-11T07:21:38Z 2023-11-29 journal article Manuel Bullejos & Manuel Martín-Martín (2023) 3D Visualization of geological structures using Python: the case study of the Palomeque sheets (SE, Spain), Journal of Maps, 19:1, 2282593, DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2023.2282593 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/90631 10.1080/17445647.2023.2282593 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ open access Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional Informa UK Limited