01.01.Geology Manual

Geology Training Training Manual MAPTEK Pty Ltd

VULCAN 4 – Training Manual Copyright

2003 Maptek Pty Limited

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VULCAN 4 – Training Manual Copyright

2003 Maptek Pty Limited

 Al lr i ght sr eser ved.Nopar toft hi smanualshal lber epr oduced, st oredi nar et ri evalsyst em, m,ort r ansmi mi t t edbyanyme means–el ect r oni c, mechani cal ,phot ocopyi ng,r ecordi ng,orot herwi se–wi wi t houtwri t t en per mi ssi onf r om Mapt ekPt yLt d.Nopat entl i abi l i t yi sassumedwi wi t h r espectt ot heuseoft hei nf orma mat i oncont ai nedher ei n.Al t hough ever ypr ecaut i onhasbeent akeni nt hepr eparat i onoft hi sma manual , t hepubl i sherandaut hor( s)assumenor esponsi bi l i t yf orer r orsor omi mi ssi ons.Nei t heri sanyl i abi l i t yassumedf ordamagesr esul t i ng f r om t heuseoft hei nf orma mat i oncont ai nedher ei n.

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Contents

TA$L% &' C&NT%NT# Chapt er1:I nt roduct i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapt er2:Dat abaseManagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Desi gnFor mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Li br ar yDi ct i onar y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Header edTempl at e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ODBC Desi gn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Cr eat i ngaDesi gn( Dat asheet ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 I mpor t i ngDat a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chapt er3:Geol ogyDr i l l i ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 I nt r oduct i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Loadi ngDr i l l hol es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ope ni ngadr i l l ho l edat abas e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Loadi ngDr i l l hol esByName. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Lo adi ngDr i l l ho l e sBySe c t i o n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Lo adi ngDr i l l ho l e sByPo l yg on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 LoadDr i l l hol esBySelFi l e( sel ec t i onfil e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Lo adDr i l l ho l e sByEx t e nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 LoadDr i l l hol eCol l arPosi t i ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Model l i ngast r uct ur el oggedbydr i l l i ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Onscr eenDr i l l hol eAnal ysi s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 I dent i f yi ngDr i l l hol es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Label l i ngDr i l l hol es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Changi ngt heCol ourofDr i l l hol es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 I nt er act i veComposi t eDi spl ay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chapt er4 :Legends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cr eat i nganew Legend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Edi t i ngaLegendSchema. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Del et i ngaLegend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chapt er5 :Feat ur es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Cr eat i ngaFeat ur e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Modi f yi ngaf eat ur e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Del et i ngFeat ur es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Chapt er6:Composi t i ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Gener at i ngComposi t ePar ame t erFi l es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 i v

Contents RunLengt hComposi t i ngTec hni que. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Cr eat i ngaComposi t eFi l e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Di spl ayi ngComposi t eFi l es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapt er7:Geol ogi calI nt er pr et at i ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Cr eat i ngt heI nt er pr et at i on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Chapt er8 :St at i s t i cs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Set t i ngupyourSt at i st i csSessi on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sel ect i ngt heDat af orSt at i st i cs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 I SI SDat abases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Mapfil es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Gr aphi ngSt at i st i calDat a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Chapt er9:Appendi x1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Gl ossar yofTer ms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Data file:...............................................................................................46 Database (DB):.....................................................................................46 Database Listing (dbl):.........................................................................46 Datasheet and Datasheet name (dsn):...................................................46 Design Database (dgd):........................................................................46 Drillhole Database:...............................................................................46 Fields:................................................................................................... 46 Index File:............................................................................................46 ISIS Database system:..........................................................................47 ey:...................................................................................................... 47 !andatory (field):................................................................................ 47 "#tional Dataset Identifier $odi%:........................................................47 &ro'et ode $#ro'%:............................................................................ 47 *eord:.................................................................................................47 Synonym:............................................................................................. 47

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Chapter 1: Introduction  Thi smanuali nt r oducesyout o someoft heski l l sr equi r edand t ool sav ai l abl et ocompl e t e geol ogi calt asksi nVULCAN.  Theset asksi ncl udecr eat i ng dat abases,i mport i ngdat ai nt o dat abases,gener at i ng composi t edfil esf r om dri l l hol e dat abasesandpr oduci ng g eol ogi c ali nt e r pr e t at i ons .

aboutl i t hol ogy ,bl e ac hi ng , st r uct ur eandassays.A si mul at edgeol ogi cal i nt erpre t at i onhasbeen per f or medonsomeoft he avai l abl el enses.Thesel enses ar el abel l edTQ1t hr ought oTQ3. Ref ert oAppendi x1f oran expl anat i onoft hefil eswi t hi n t hecour sedi r ect ory.

 Thet r ai ni ngcour seusesa publ i cdomai ndat asetoft heSi n Quyendeposi ti nVi et nam.Thi s i sal argeundevel oped copper /gol ddeposi tl ocat ed  wi t hi nt heDaRi verMobi l eBel t ofnor t her nVi e t nam. Sevent eenor ebodi esoccuri n t hef orm ofvei nsorchai nsof l ensesdevel opedal ongshear f r act ur esi nmet asomat i sedhost r ockswhi chi ncl udegnei ssi c grani t es,mi caschi st sand me t asomat i t es.  Thedat ase tcover sasmal lpar t oft hedeposi t .I thasbeen al t eredt osi mul at est ruct ur al andbl eachi ngi nf ormat i onnot a vai l abl ef r o mt heor i g i naldat a.  Thedr i l l hol edat abasecont ai ns 77dri l l hol es,wi t hi nf ormat i on 1

Chapter 2: Database Management  Dat abase sar emanage dusi ng t heI s i sDat abas eEdi t or .I s i s r epl acest hepr evi ousdat abase edi t orcal l edDbeut e.

flexi bl enami ngr out i nes.When  bot hoft heabovet ypesof dat abasesaregener at ed,a dat abasei ndexfil ei s aut omat i cal l ygener at ed.

 Thet ypeofdat acont ai nedi na dat abasei sdenot edbyt hedat a t ypesuffixi . e.. suffix.  Thi si st heDesi gnName Dat ausedi nVULCAN i s ( r ef er r edt oasDat asheetName managedusi ngt heI SI Si npr evi ousversi ons).Fi l e Dat abasesyst em.Thef ol l owi ng pr efixesar emadeupoft he t er msar euse dt hr oughout : Pr oj ectCodeandan Opt i onalDat asetI dent i fier.  VULCAN Dat abases  Ast henamesuggest s,t he dat as e ti de nt i fie ri sopt i onal ,and sdesi gnedt oal l ow t heusert o  VULCAN usest wobr oadt ypesof i easi l ydi st i ngui shbet ween dat abases,namel y ,t hose dat abases,part i cul ar l yt hose cont ai ni ngdat aori gi nat i ngf r om cont ai ni ngt hesamet ypesof asour ceext er nalt oVULCAN, a.Ther ef or edat abasenames andt hosegener at edbyVULCAN. dat t aket hef orm:  Anexampl eoft hefir stt ypeof dat abasemi ghtbeaDr i l l hol e . Dat abase.Thesecondt ypeof dat abasei st ypi cal l yaDesi gn Foruser defineddesi gns Dat abasecont ai ni ngspat i al ( f or me r l ydat as he e t s )i ti sagood i nf ormat i on( . dgd i deat ouseasetofst andar d and. dgx) . desi gn( dat asheet )names dependi ngont het ypeof I nt hefirstcase,t heext ernal i nf ormat i oni nt hedat abase. sour cedat abaseshaveaflexi bl e  Thesenamesar enotmandat or y dat abasest ruct ur et hati s  butpr ovi def ormor econveni ent definedbyt heuser ,andar e usage.Thenamescommonl y flexi bl ei nhow t heyar enamed. usedi ncl ude:  Thesecondt ypeofdat abasehas · dhd-dri l l hol edat abase ar i g i ds t r uc t ur e ,wi t hl e ss · geo-l i t hol ogi caldat abase 2

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 Tocheckfiel dcont ent sand Des i gnsanddat abasesar e l engt hspeci ficat i onswhen di spl ayedasei t heraNot ebookor cr eat i ngt hedesi gn,we asmul t i pl efloat i ngwi ndows. r ecommendt hatyouopenan  Youcanchanget hedi spl ay exi st i ngdat abaseort het abl es me t hodbyusi ngt heVi ew > f r om whi cht hedat awi l lbe Pr ef er encesopt i on.However ,t he i mport ed.I nt hi scase,open( i n di spl ayofopendesi gnsand Excel )t hef ourASCI Ifil es, dat abasesi snotaffect ed. Cs col l ar . as c,Cs as sa y . as c, Cssurv ey . ascandCsgeol . asc. nt heDesi gnPr opert i es 5. I s ec t i onoft hede si g ne nt e r ,  Exercise 1-1 – Create database ors el ectf r om t hedr opdown l i s t s ,t hef ol l owi ng I nt hi sex er c i s ey ouwi l lc r e at ea i nf ormat i on.Bol dt ext st andar ddri l l hol edat abase. i ndi cat est hefiel di nwhi ch 1. Lef tcl i ckont heVULCAN t oent ert hei nf ormat i on.  Wor kbenchSt ar tbut t onand s el e ctI SI S. lt heOpenDat abase 2. Cance panel . 3. Sel ectt heFi l e>New Desi gn opt i on. 4. Leavet hedef aul tHeader ed t empl at eopt i oncheckedand gn  typeDHD i nt heDesi fie l d t hensel ectOK.

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Fi gur e11 Desi gn wi t honet abl e

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Tip! 7. I nt heTabl ePr opert i es sect i on oft hepanelent er ,or  Ther ear ef ourpossi bl et ypes: sel ectf r om t hedr opdown t e xt ,i nt e ge r ,s i ngl eanddoubl e . l i s t s ,t hef ol l owi ng UseTextf orfiel dst hatcont ai n i nf ormat i on.Bol dt ext anyal phabetchar act ers,I nt eger i ndi cat est hefiel di nwhi ch f orfiel dst hatcont ai ni nt eger t oent ert hei nf ormat i on.  val ues( i . e.t heposi t i veand negat i vewhol enumber s) ,Si ngl e a. Name  –Col l ar f orfiel dst hatc ont ai nnumer i c pt i on   b. Descri –borehol e dat awi t hf ewert hanseven( 7) i d’ sandl oc at i on si gni ficantfigur esandDoubl e c. Synonyms– f orfiel dst hatc ont ai nnumer i c Hol eI d, Locat i on dat awi t hseve n( 7)ormor e si gni ficantfigur es.  Youwi l lneedt oent er at i on manual l yt heLoc 9.  Toaddt heKey  t ot heBHI D synonym.Besur et o pl aceac omma( butno fiel d,r i ghtc l i c kont hece l lt o space)bet weent he t hel ef toft heName  fiel d synonyms. mar yKey. andsel ectPri

8. Fi l li nt heCol l art abl eas showni nt het abl ebel ow.  TheFi el dPr oper t i essect i onof Uset heCscol l ar . ascfil easa t het abl epanel( l owerr i ghthand gui de. corner)vari eswi t heachfiel d.To accesst hepr opert i esf ora par t i c ul arfiel d,l e f tc l i c ki nt he Name Type Descr i pt i on Name  c el l .St eps10and11 BHI D Text dr i l l hol ename  bel ow se tt hefiel dpr oper t i esf or EAST Doubl e col l areast i ng t heBHI D fiel d. l o c a t i o n NORTH

Doubl e

RL

Si ngl e

DEPTH

Si ngl e

col l arnor t hi ng l o c a t i o n col l ar e l e v a t i o n t ot aldept h

 Tabl e21 Dat ar equi r edt o compl et eCol l art abl e.

10.Le Dc f tc l i c ki nt heBHI e l l .

nt heFi el dPr opert i es 11.I sect i onoft hepanelent er ,or sel ectf r om t hedr opdown l i s t s ,t hef ol l owi ng i nf ormat i on.Bol dt ext i ndi cat est hefiel di nwhi ch t oent ert hei nf ormat i on.

a. Length  –Useyour Cs col l ar . as cfil et o det ermi net hel engt hof t hi sfie l d.  b. Requi r ed–Yes c. Synonyms  –Hol eI d Tip!

I nt heFi e l dPr o pe r t i e spane l ,i f  yousel ectYesi nt heRequi r ed fiel d,t hendat ai nt heassoci at ed fiel di nyourr el evantASCI Ifil e mustbecompl et e.Al lkeyfiel ds shoul dber equi r ed.Al so,onl y useasynonym i fyoucanfind t hemat chf oryourfiel d. et est eps10t o12f or 12.Compl t her emai ni ngfiel ds.

15.I nt heTabl ePr opert i es sect i onoft henew t abl e e nt e r ,ors el e ctf r o mt he dr opdownl i st s,t he f ol l owi ngi nf ormat i on.Bol d t e xti ndi c at e st hefie l di n  whi cht oent ert he i nf ormat i on.

a. Name  –Sur vey  b. Descr –s urv ey i pt i on  data c. Synonyms  –Sur vey 16.Ent ert hefiel dpr opert i esf or eachfiel d( f ol l ow st eps10t o 13) .

 TheSur veyTabl ei sdi spl ayedi n Fi gur e12.

ectt heFi l e>Saveopt i on. 13.Sel  Thi scompl e t est hedesi gnf ort he fir stt abl e.Wewi l lnow cr eat et he Surv eyt abl e. 14.Sel ectt heTabl e/Append opt i on.

Fi gur e12 Sur veyTabl e

 Youhavenow cr eat edt wot abl es.  Tr yt ocr eat et her emai ni ngt wo t abl es( GeolandAssay)your sel f .

Tip!

 TheI nser topt i onpl acesat abl e  TheGeolt abl ei sdi spl ayedi n  bef or et hecur r ent l ysel ect ed Fi gur e13andt heAssayt abl e t abl e,wher east heAppend i nFi gur e14. opt i onpl acest het abl eaf t ert he c ur r e nt l yse l e ct e dt abl e .

4. Ent ert heOpt i onalDat a baseI dent i fier( ODI ) CSVLOAD.

Fi gur e13 GeolTabl e

5. Leavet her emai ni ngpanel opt i onss e tt ot he i rde f aul t . andsel ectNext 6. Se l ars. asc  l e ctCscol f r om theCol   dr opdownl i st . l ar

Fi gur e14 Ass ayTabl e

Oncey ouar esur et hatyour dat abasei scorr ect ,savet he desi gnandt henexi tI si s.

+mporting (ata I nt hi sexerci seyou wi l luset he Envi sage>Fi l e>I mpor tCSV opt i ont oi mportt hedat ai nt oa dat abasecr eat edont heflyf r om  yourdesi gn.  Exercise 1-2- Importing Data

ectt heFi l e>I mport 1. Sel Expor t>I mpor tCSVopt i on. 2. Changet hedat afil e ext ensi ont o. asc. 3. Se l ectt hedesi gn( dat asheet ) nameDHD  f r om t heDat a Shee tNamedr opdownl i st .

7. Se d l e ctt heCol l arsetfiel radi obut t on connect i ons  andsel ectNext .

hedr opdownl i st st o 8. Uset mat cht heappr opr i at edat a fil et ot hedat abas efie l d,i . e . BHI Dt oBHI D,andsel ect OK. 9. Se asc  l e ctCssurvey. f r om theSurvey  dr opdownl i st . 10.Sel d ectt heSurveysetfiel connect i ons  radi obut t on andsel ectNext . 11.Sel ectBHI Df r om t heIndex Fi el ddr opdownl i st . 12.Uset hedr opdownl i st st o mat cht heappr opr i at edat a fil et ot hedat abas efie l d,i . e .  AZI Mt oBRG,andsel ectOK. 13.Repeatst eps10t o12f ort he r emai ni ngASCI Ifil es( i . e. Csassay. ascandCsgeol . asc) andsel ectNext   whent he Dat aFi l et orecord connect i onspaneli s r edi spl ayed.

14.Savet hespeci ficat i onsas  ASCI MPORT.

 Thedr i l l hol edat awi l lnow be i mport ed( t hepr ogr essoft he i mport i ngwi l lbedi spl ayedon t hescr een)andt heCSVLOAD dat abasewi l lbecreat ed.

 Exercise 1-3 – Displaying drillholes

1. Sel ectt heGeol ogy>Dr i l l i ng >OpenDat abaseopt i on. 2. Sel ectDHD  f r om t he Dat as heetname  dr opdown l i st . 3. Sel ectCSVLOAD  f r om t he Opt i onalDat abase I dent i fier  dr opdownl i st . 4. Sel ectt heGeol ogy>Dr i l l i ng >LoadByNameopt i on. 5. Leavet heLoadDr i l l hol es pane ls e tt oi t sde f aul t  val ues.Thi swi l lensur et hat al loft hedr i l l hol e sar e l oaded. 6. Sel ectacol oursc hemef or t hedr i l l hol e s.

Chapter 3: Geology Drilling 

Loading (rillhole

+ntrodu"tion

Opening a drillhole database

 Theopt i onsundert heGeol ogy Dr i l l i ngMenual l ow yout o: •

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Loaddri l l hol esonscr een. Modelst ruct ur esl oggedi n dr i l l hol es.  Anal ysedr i l l hol es. Changet hedi spl aye d col oursc hemaofsel ect ed dr i l l hol es.

Be f or el oadi ngdr i l l hol e s onscr ee nwemustfir stopent he dr i l l hol edat abase.Remember ourdat abasei scal l ed t hor demo. dhd.

 Exercise 2 - To open a drillhole database

1. Sel ect Geol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Open.

Di spl ay/edi tt hedownhol e s ur v e ydat af ordr i l l hol e s.  Accesst heFul lScr een Edi t or . Loaddat ai nt oaVULCAN database.

 Wehaveal r eadyexami nedt he l astt woopt i onsl i st edabovei n t hese ct i ononDat abase Mani pul at i on.I nt hi ssect i onwe  wi l lcoveral loft heot heropt i ons, andal soexpl or et heFeat ur eEdi t andLegendEdi topt i ons.Let ’ s fir stl ookatt hedi ffer entwayst o l oaddri l l hol esonscreen.

Fi gur e31 OpenDr i l l hol e database

2. I nt heOpenGeol ogi cal Dat abasepanelsel ectt he Dat ashee tNameboxand sel ectt her equi r ed dat asheet ,i . e.sel ectDHD, Fi gur e31. 3. Ent ert heOpt i onalDat abase I dent i fier ,i . e.ent erDEMO. 4. Sel ectOK.

Not hi ngwi l lappeart ohave happenedbutt hedat abasehas  beenopened.  Ther ear efivedi ffer entwayst o l oaddri l l hol esonscreen: •

ByName

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BySect i on

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ByPol ygon

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BySe lFi l e( s el e ct i onfil e )

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ByExt ent

Tip!

 Tor emovedr i l l hol esf r om t he screensel ect Geol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Remove .

Loading Drillholes By Name  Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad dr i l l hol esbyt he i rdr i l l hol e i dent i fier s.Wi l dcar dsmaybe us ed,e i t he r*f ormul t i pl e charact ers,or% f orasi ngl e charact er . Tip!

 Thi sopt i onwi l lnotwor ki ft he scr eenhasbeensett oavi ew usi ng  Vi ew>Change>Vi ew>Sect i on.

 Exercise 3 - Loading drillholes By  ame

1. Sel ectGeol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Load ByName. 2. I nt hepanelent ert he dri l l hol enamer equi r edor us ewi l dc ar ds ,i . e .e nt e r* , Fi gur e32.

Fi gur e32 Loadi ngdri l l hol e dat abasebyname

3. Sel ec tt hecol oursc hemat o l oadhol e sby ,i . e .s el e ctCU, Fi gur e33.

 Tovi ew t henameofadr i l l hol e onscr eenhovert hecur sorover t hedr i l l hol et r ac e.

Loading Drillholes By Section  Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad dri l l hol esbyadi st ancef r om a g i v ens ec t i onl i ne .As ec t i onl i ne mustbecr eat edbef or eusi ng t hi sopt i on.Onl yt hose dri l l hol eswhosecol l arsar e  wi t hi nt heboundsoft hesect i on l i newi l lbel oade d. Tip!

Dri l l hol esmaybel oadedi nt oa sect i onvi ew usi ngt hi sopt i on.

 Exercise ! - Load drillholes By "ection

1. Sel ec t>Fi l es >Des i gn Fi l e s>Li s tLa ye r s . 2. Sel ectOK. Fi gur e33 Dr i l l hol ecol our schema

4. Thedr i l l hol eswi l lt henbe l oadedonscr een.Tor emove t henamepanelsel ect Cancel . Tip!

3. Sel ectt hel ay ernamed SECTI ON.Thi swi l ll oada l ay erofdr i l lse ct i ons t r i ngs. 4. Cancel . 5. Sel ectGeol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Load BySect i on. 6. Sel ectt hesect i onl i ne.

7. Ent ert hesec t i onwi dt hi n t hepane l ,i . e .e nt e r100, Fi gur e34.

1. Sel ec t>Fi l es >Des i gn Fi l e s>Li s tLa ye r s . 2. Sel ectOK. 3. Sel ectt hel ay ernamed POLYGON.Thi swi l ll oada l ayerofdr i l lsel ect i on pol ygons.

Fi gur e34 Ent ert hesect i on  wi dt h

8. Sel ec tt hecol oursc hemat o l oaddr i l l hol esby ,i . e.sel ect LI TH. 9. Thedri l l hol eswhosecol l ar s f al lwi t hi nt hedesi gnat ed ar eawi l lt henbel oaded. Tip!

 Thewi dt hi sdi vi dedequal l yt o e ac hs i deoft hel i ne .I nt hi s caset hesect i onwi l lext end50m e i t he rs i deofy ours e ct i onl i ne .

4. Cancel . 5. Sel ectGeol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Load ByPol ygon. 6. Sel ec tt hepol ygon. 7. Sel ec tt hecol oursc hemat o l oaddr i l l hol esby ,i . e.sel ect LI TH. 8. Thedr i l l hol eswhosecol l ar s f al lwi t hi nt hedesi gnat ed pol ygon wi l lt henbel oaded.

Load Drillholes By Sel File (selection file)

 Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad dr i l l hol e sus i ngas el e ct i onfil e . Loading Drillholes By Polygon  Asel ect i onfil emustbecr eat ed  bef or eusi ngt hi sopt i on.  Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad  Al t houghasel ect i onfil emaybe dr i l l hol e swhos ec ol l ar sl i ei ns i de c r e at e dmanual l y ,i ti sg ene r al l y apl anarpol ygon.Apol ygon t heout putofadat abasequer y . mustbecr eat edbef or eusi ng t hi sopt i on.  Exercise % – Load drillholes By "el  &ile  Exercise # - Load drillholes By  $olygon

1. Sel ectGeol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Load BySelFi l e. 2. Sel ectt hesel ect i onfil ef r om t hepi ckl i st ,i . e.sel ect t hordemoa. sel ,Fi gur e35.

Fi gur e35 Loadbysel ecti on fil epanel

1. Sel ectGeol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Load ByExt ent . 2. Ent ert hemi ni mum and maxi mum x,y ,zcoor di nat es i nt heLoadDri l l hol espanel . Ent erXmi n.78000,Xmax. 78200,Ymi n.4400,Ymax. 4800,Zmi n.1000,Zmax. 1000,Fi gur e36.

3. Sel ec tt hecol oursc hemat o l oaddr i l l hol esby ,i . e.sel ect LI TH. 4. Thedri l l hol eswhose i de nt i fie re xi s t si nt he s el e ct i onfil ewi l lt he nbe l oaded.  Asel ect i onfil ecanal sobe cr eat edusi ngGeol ogy>Dri l l i ng Ut i l i t i e s>Cr e at eSe l e ct i onFi l e .  Tr ycr eat i ngyourownsel ect i on fil ebyusi ngt heVULCAN hel p.

Fi gur e36 Definet hear eaf or l oadi ngdri l l hol es

3. Sel ec tt hecol oursc hemat o l oaddr i l l hol esby ,i . e.sel ect LI TH. 4. Thedr i l l hol eswhosecol l ar s l i ewi t hi nt hecoordi nat es ent er edwi l lt henbel oaded.

Load Drillhole ollar Positions Load Drillholes By Extent   Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad dr i l l hol e sbys pe ci f yi ngt he coordi nat eext entoft hear eaof i nt er es t .

 Exercise ' – Load drillholes By  Extent 

 TheLocat i onopt i onal l owsyou t ol oadt hec ol l arpos i t i onsofal l hol esaspoi nt s.Thesepoi nt s maybel abel l edt oshow t he dr i l l hol enamesandt henpl ot t ed asadr i l l hol ecol l arposi t i onpl ot i fr e qui r e d.

 Exercise ( – Load drillholes by location

Tip!

 Tol oadt hecol l arposi t i onsofa dri l l hol edat abase: 1. Sel ect Geol ogy>Dri l l i ng>Locat i on.

Col l arposi t i onsar el oadedas poi nt si nt hel ayerDI G$DRI LL. I fyou wi sht osavet hesepoi nt s t r ansf ert hem t oanot herl ayer .

2. I nt hedri l l hol ename mepanel , ent ert hedri l l hol enamest o l oad,Fi gur e37.

Modelling a tru"ture logged ,y drilling

Fi gur e37 Loadbydr i l l hol e namepanel

3. Thedr i l l hol el ocat i onsar e t henl oadedonscr een, Fi gur e38.

 VULCAN al l owsyout omodela st r uct ur ewhi chhasbeenl ogged i nt hedri l l hol es.Thest ruct ur e maybeaf aul tort het opor  bot t om ofapar t i cul arhor i z on.

 Exercise  Exercise )-1 – *odel a str+ct+re logged by drilling 

1. Loadt hedri l l hol esonscr een  byt hecol ourschema,whi ch cont ai nst hest ruct ur et obe model l ed.Forexampl ei fi t i sanor ei nt e r ce pt ,l oad hol esbyLI TH. 2. Sel ect Geol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Model .

Fi gur e38 Dri l l hol ecol l ar l ocat i ons

4. Cancel .

3. I nt heMo ModelHor i z onpanel , ent ert hefiel dname mewher e t hest ruct ur ei sre corded,i . e. LI TH,Fi gur e39.

ot herpar amet ersi fr equi r ed, Fi gur e310. 7. Sel ectOKwhenfini shed.

Fi gur e310Modelcr eat epanel Fi gur e39 Themodelhori zon panel

4. Weshal lmodelasi ngl e hori zon.Ent ert hecode usedf ort hest ruct ur ei nt he dat abase,i . e.ent erTQ1. 5. Sel ec tt heSavehor i z on poi nt sboxandent eral ayer name meanddescr i pt i on.For examp mpl el ay ername mePOI OI NTS, anddes cr i pt i onTQ1 I NTERCEPTS. 6. Sel ectOK. 7. I nt heMo ModelCr eat epanel al t ert hegri dmeshsi zeand

9. I ndi cat et heori gi npoi ntf or t hemo model :sel ectan ar bi t rarypoi nti nt hel ower l ef toft hemo modelar ea. 10.I .I ndi cat et hema maxi mum ext entoft hemo modelar ea: sel ectanarbi t rarypoi nti n t heupperr i ghtoft hemo model area. 11.Confir mt hemodel l i ng oper at i on:sel ectmodelf r om t heconfirm box, Fi gur e311.

Exami net hesesur f acescl osel y t odet er mi net hedi ffer ence  be t weent hegr i dandt he t r i angul at i on.Youshoul dfind Fi gure311 Confir m cr eat e t hatt het ri angul at i onpasses t hr ought hei nt er ceptpoi nt s model exact l yandt hatt hegri di s 12.Apanelf ort het ri angul at i on smo moot hedsot hati tdoesnot name meandpr oper t i eswi l l honourt hei nt er ceptpoi nt s. t henbedi spl ayed.Sel ect t heSol i dshadedsur f ace  but t onandchooseacol our  Exercise  Exercise )-2 – *odel a str+ct+re f ort het r i angul at i on, logged by drilling  Fi gur e312. Exper i mentmodel l i ngot her sur f acesi nt hedat abase.

&n"reen (rillhole Analyi I nt heGe Geol ogydr i l l i ngme menu t her ear esome meusef ulopt i ons t hatal l o w yout oi nt e r act i v e l y i nt e r r ogat eonscr eendri l l hol es asanai dt oonscr een i nt e r pr e t at i ons. •

Fi gure312 Nami mi ngt he t r i angul ati onandset t i ng properties

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13.Thest r uct ur ewi l lt henbe di spl ayedasagri danda t ri angul at i on.

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I dent i f yadr i l l hol e. St ept hr oughanddi spl ay eac hr e c or df oradri l l hol e. Labeldri l l hol esbyanyfiel d. Rel oadadri l l hol ebyanot her col oursc hema ma. I nt eract i vel ycomposi t ea dr i l l hol e.

 Touset heseopt i onsyoumust l oadadri l l hol edat abase onscreen. I ti sagoodi deat ochangevi ew i nt oasect i onalvi ew t oavoi d cl ut t eri ngt hescr een.Todot hi s sel ect>Vi ew>Cr eat eSect i on,and sel ectt hemet hodt ochangey our  vi ew,i . e.sel ectbypoi nt sand i ndi cat et wopoi nt si nt hepl ane ofadr i l ls ec t i on,Fi g ur e313.

1. Posi t i ont hes cr eeni na sect i onvi ew wi t ht he dr i l l hol e sdi s pl a ye d. 2. Sel ect Geol ogy>Dri l l i ng>/I dent i f y. 3. Sel ectt hedri l l hol et o i dent i f y . 4. Thedr i l l hol ewi l lbe hi ghl i ght edandl abel l edwi t h i t si dent i fier .TheCOLLAR i nf ormat i onwi l lt henbe di spl ayedi nt heEnvi sage r epor twi ndow andaconfir m  boxwi l lappear ,Fi gur e314.

Fi gur e314 I dent i f yi nga dr i l l hol eonscreen Fi gur e313 Cr eat eSect i on panel

+denti-ying (rillhole

 Exercise 1, – Identiy onscreen drillholes

5. Sel ectt heNextHeader Recor dt ovi ew t henext r ecor di nt hedat abase ( Fi gur e315)ors e l e ct I nt e r ceptt opi c kadr i l l i nt er c eptdi r e ct l y .

4. Sel ec tt hefiel dt ousef r om t hepi c kl i s t ,i . e.sel ectLI TH. 5. These l ect edhol ewi l lt hen  bel abel l ed. 6. Sel ectt henexthol et ol abel , et c,Fi gur e316. 7. Cancelwhenfini shed. Fi gur e315 Dr i l l hol e i nf or mat i on asr eport edi nt he Envi sager eportwi ndow.

6. Cance lusi ngt her i ght mousebut t ont oexi t .

Tip!

Label l i ngmanydr i l l hol escan degr adewor kst at i on perf ormance,t her ef oreonl yl abel t hosehol est hatar er equi r ed.

La,elling (rillhole Onscr eendr i l l hol esmaybe l abel l edbyanyfiel di nt herecord curr ent l yusedt ol oadt hehol es.

 Tor emovedr i l l hol el abel ssel ect Geol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>LabelOff.

Fore xampl e ,i fdr i l l hol e sar e l oadedbyLI TH,t hi sfiel di si n t heGEOLr ecor d,t heot her av ai l abl efie l dsf orl abe l l i ngar e FROM,TO andWI DTH.

 Exercise 11 – Labelling drillholes on screen

1. Sel ect Geol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>LabelOn. 2. Sel ectt hesel ect i oncri t eri a t ol abelhol es,i . e.sel ectby obj e ct .Thi swi l ll abe lonl y t hesel ect edhol e. 3. Sel ectt hedri l l hol et ol abel .

Fi gur e316 Label l i ng dr i l l hol esonscreen.

hol ei sr ecol our edusi ngt heCU schema.

Changing the Colour o(rillhole Onscr eendr i l l hol esmaybe r ecol our edbyanyfiel di nt he r ecordcurr ent l yusedt ol oadt he hol es. Fore xampl e ,i fdr i l l hol e sar e l oadedbyCU,t hi sfiel di si nt he  ASSAYr ecor d,t heot her a vai l abl efie l dsf orc ol our i ngar e FROM,TO,AU,RECOV,WI DTH, BLEACH.  Exercise 12 – Colo+ring an onscreen hole by another schema

1. OpenyourDr i l l hol e database.

Fi gur e317 Changi ngt he schemacol ourofal oaded Dr i l l hol e

+ntera"ti!e Compoite (iplay

2. Loaddri l l hol esbyname. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

 Thi sopt i onal l owsyout o Sel ec tt hecol oursc hemat o i nt e r ac t i v el yi nt e r r og at ea us e,i . e .s el e ctAU. dr i l l hol ef orc o mpos i t e d( l e ng t h  wei ght ed)gr adesoveruser Sel ect definedi nt erval s.Ther esul t s Geol ogy>Dri l l i ng>Col our . ar edi spl ayednextt ot hehol eas Sel ectt hedri l l hol et ocol our .  wel lasi nar epor twi ndow. Sel ec tt hecol oursc hemat o us e,i . e .s el e c tCU.  Exercise 13 – Interrogating a Cance lusi ngt her i ght  Drillhole or a composite grade mousebut t ont oexi t .

Fi gur e317showsdri l l hol es i ni t i al l yl oadedbyAU,t henone

1. Sel ect Geol ogy>Dr i l l i ng>Composi t e.

2. Sel ectt hecomposi t efiel d f r om t heschemapi ckl i st , i . e .s el e ctAU. 3. Ent ert henumberof deci mal st obedi spl ayed, i . e.3. 4. Sel ectt hedri l l hol e.Thehol e  wi l lbehi ghl i ght ed. 5. Sel ectt hest arti nt er cept ( Not e :t hes t ar ti nt e r c eptwi l l  bechosenf r om t heTO posi t i on) . 6. Sel ectt heendi nt er cept ( No t e :t hee ndi nt e r c e ptwi l l  bechosenf r om t heTO posi t i on) . 7. Thes t ar tandendi nt er cept s, pl ust hecomposi t el engt h andgrade,wi l lbedi spl ayed ont hese l e ct e ddr i l l hol eas  wel lasi nt her epor twi ndow, Fi gur es318and319.The  vect orcomponent soft he composi t ei nt ervalar eal so di spl ayedi nt her eport  wi ndow.

Fi gur e318 Onscr een di spl ay ofdr i l l hol ecomposi t e

Fi gur e319 Di spl ayf r om r eportwi ndow showi ng composi t eandvect or componentoft hecomposi t e

8. Cont i nuesel ec t i ngcomposi t e i nt e rv al s . 9. Cance lusi ngt her i ght mousebut t ont ofini sh.

Onscreendri l l hol eanal ysi s opt i onscanal sobeaccessed usi ngt hecont ent smenu.Cl i ck ont hedri l l hol eyouwi sht o i nt e r r o g at et he nc l i c kt her i g ht mousebut t on.Thecont ent s menuwi l lappeart hatr el at est o dr i l l hol e s,Fi g ur e320.

Fi gure320 Cont entsmenu f ordr i l l hol es

Chapter 4: Legends  Todi spl aydr i l l hol esorcomposi t e fil esonscr een,acol oursc hema ( l egend)mustbedefined.I fno col oursc hemaexi st st henyou  wi l lbepr ompt edf ort her anges andcol our sev er yt i meyouwi sh t ol oaddr i l l hol e sorc ompos i t e s. Fi gur e421 Cudr i l l hol e Col ourschemasmaybedefined schema f orbot hnumer i cand al phanumer i cfiel ds.Thecol our sc hemasar est or edi nt he Usi ngt hel egenddi spl ayopt i on . s cdfil e .I nt hi ss e c t i on di spl ayst heschemai ni t sown  wewi l ll ookathow t heexi st i ng  wi ndow.Todi spl ayt heschema col oursc hemasar edefined,how i nt hecl i entar eauset he t ocr eat enew col oursc hemas  Anal yse>LegendEdi t >Dr aw andmodi f yexi st i ngones. Legendopt i on.  Exercise 1! – .ie/ing a colo+r  schema

Creating a ne. Legend 1. Sel ec tAnal ys e>Di spl ayBy Legend. 2. Sel ectt het ypeofsc hemat o  vi ew,i . e.sel ectDRI LL.

Let ’ scr eat eanew t estl egendf or t heCU fiel di nour t hor demoa. dhddat abase .

3. Sel ectt hel egendt ovi ew,i . e. sel ectCU.  Exercise 1# – Creating a ne/  schema 0legend 4. Thef ol l owi ngl egendwi l l t henbedi spl ayed, Fi gur e41. 1. Sel ectAnal yse >Legend Edi t >Cr eat e. 2. Sel ectt het ypeofl egendt o c r e at e ,i . e .s el e ctDRI LL.

3. Ent ert hel ege ndi dent i fier , i . e .TEST,Fi gur e42.I f r equi r edyou coul dsel ectt he Useot hercol ourt abl eas def aul topt i on.Thi swoul d al l ow yout ocopyanot her l egend.Fornow i gnoret hi s.

Fi gur e422 Col ourt abl e i dent i fierpaneli nt hecr eate l egendopt i on

Fi gur e423 Dat abasefiel ds panelf r om cr eat el egend option

Tip! 4. I nt hedat abasefiel dpanel ent ert hefiel dnamef ort hi s  Thefiel dandr ecor dnamesmust l egend,i . e.CU,Fi gur e43. mat cht hedat ashee tot her wi se hecol ourswi l lbei ncorr ect . 5. Sel ectAl phaorNumer i c,i . e. t

sel ectnumer i c. 6. Ent ert her ecor dname,i . e. ent erASSAY. 7. Ent ert heTofiel dname,i . e. ent erTO. 8. Ent ert heFr om fiel dname, i . e.ent erFROM. 9. Sel ectt heusecol ourf or nonl og ge di nt e r val s .Se l e ct acol our ,i . e. gr e y . 10.Sel ectGELTf orRangemode. 11.Sel ectOK.

12.Ent ert hecol ourr angesi n t heFr om & Toboxesand sel ectt heappr opri at ecol our f ort hei nt e r val ,Fi gur e44.

 Whencr eat i nganAl phaschema,  wi l dcar dssuchasTQ* ,canbe used.Thi swoul dresul ti nt he dr i l l hol ecodes,suchasTQ1,  TQ2andTQ3a,al lbei ng di spl ayedast hesamecol our .

%diting a Legend #"hema Fi gur e424 Thecol ourr ange panel Tip!

 Toaddordel e t er owsf r om your l egendcl i ckt heri ghtmouse  but t onont hel ef t mostcol umn t odi spl ayt hecont ent smenu, Fi gur e45.

Let ’ smodi f yt hel egendwej ust cr eat ed.Forexampl echanget he grader angest ohi ghl i ghtt he l owerassaygr ades.  Exercise 1% – Editing an existing  schema 0legend

1. Sel ectAnal yse >Legend Edi t >Modi f y . 2. Sel ectt heSchemat ypet o modi f y ,i . e .s el e ctDRI LL. 3. Sel ectt hel ege ndt omodi f y , i . e .s el e c tTEST . 4. Sel ectOKi nt heDat abase Fi el dpanel . Fi gure425 Cont entsmenu f orschemacr eati on

5. I nt heCol ourRangespanel al t ert her angesandcol our s asr equi r ed. 6. Sel ectOKwhenfini shed.

11.Whenfini shedsel ectOK. 12.Di spl ayt hedri l l hol esusi ng t henew l egend. Tip!

7. Di spl ayt hedr i l l hol esusi ng t henew l eg end.

(eleting a Legend

 Exercise 1' – Deleting a legend  rom the schema ile

1. Sel ect  Anal yse>LegendEdi t >Del et e. 2. Sel ectt het ypeofl egendt o de l e t e ,i . e .s el e ctDRI LL. 3. Sel ectt hel egendt odel et e. 4. Thel eg endwi l lt henbe del et edf r om t hecol our sc hemafil e.

usi ngt hei nf ormat i oni conor  Anal yse>De t ai l s>Ful lopt i on. Chapter 5: eatures  Youwi l lseet hatt hel ayername i sTQ1,i t sdescri pt i oni sTQ1ore Feat ur esmaybeuse dt oassi gna zone,i tbel ongst ot hef eat ur e s e to fpr o pe r t i e st oobj e ct s  TQ1.Wewi l lnow seet hateach t ypi cal l ywhent heobj ect sar e oft hesepr opert i eswasseti n creat ed.Thi sensur est hatal l advancei nt hef eat ur eTQ1. obj ect sofapart i cul art ypehave t hesamepr opert i es.Af ai r l y  Exercise 1( – .ie/ing an existing t ypi calexampl eoft hi si swhen deined eat+re di gi t i si ngknownst ruct ur esor l i t hol ogi c alc ont ac t s .Af e at ur ei s definedf oreachst r uct ur eor 1. Sel ect cont act .Whent hatf eat ur ei s Desi gn>Feat ur eEdi t >Modi f y . usedt odi gi t i set heseobj ect swe 2. Sel ec tTQ1f r om t hel i st . canbeassur edt hatt heywi l l havet hedesi r edpr opert i es. 3. Thefir stpaneldefinest he f e at ur ede sc r i pt i on,t hel a ye r name,TQ1,andl ayer Feat ur esmayal sobeusedt oai d descr i pt i on,TQ1or ezone. i nobj e cts el e ct i onf ore di t i ngor 4. Sel ectt heNEXTbut t ont o t r ansf ormi ng.Wear esi mpl y movet ot henextpanel . assi gni ngobj ect st osubgr oups  byf eat ur ename.Thenwhen 5. Thesecondpaneldefinest he sel ect i ngobj ect swemaysel ect obj ectpr opert i essuchas  byf eat ur ei nst eadofobj ect , c ol our ,l i net hi c kne ss , grouporl ayer . groupi nge t c.Not i cet he col ouri sbri ghtgreen,t he l i nei ssol i dandgr oupname I nt hi sse ct i onwewi l ll ookat i sTQ1. someexi st i ngf eat ur es,seehow 6. Sel ec tt hear r ow i nt het op t ocre at enew f eat ur esand ri ghtoft hepanelt omovet o modi f yexi st i ngones. t henextpanel .  Thel ayer swhi chr epr esentt he g eol ogi c alz one swe r eal ldi gi t i s ed usi ngf eat ur est oassi gnuni que pr opert i est oeachl ayer .Load t hel ayerTQ1andi nt err ogat ei t

7. Thefinalpaneldefinest he poi ntpr opert i essuchas name,gr adi ent ,i nputmode et c.Not i cewear e connect i ngpoi nt sasa s t r i ng.I ft hi si snotsel ect ed,

obj ect swi l loccurasnonconnect edpoi nt s. 8. Sel ectCancelt oexi t .

3. Ent ert hef eat ur e descri pt i on,i . e.ent erTEST FEATURE,Fi gur e52. 4. Let ’ saskt hef eat ur et o pr omptusf oral ayer .Sel ect t hepr omptbut t onunder l ayerNameandDesc r i pt i on.  Type“ Ent erLayerName: ” .

Creating a 'eature

5. Let ’ sal soaskt hef eat ur et o pr omptusf oral ayer descri pt i on.Type“ Ent er l ay erDe sc r i pt i on: ” . 6. Sel ectNEXT.

Le t ’ sc r e at eaf e at ur et hatwewi l l uset odi gi t i sebl uepol ygons fil l edwi t hadi agonall i ne pat t ern.  Exercise 1) – Creating a ne/  eat+re

1. Sel ectDesi gn>Feat ur e>Edi t > Cr eat e. 2. Ent ert hef eat ur ename,i . e. POLY,Fi gur e51. Sel ectOK.

Fi gur e527 LayerandObj ect namef orf eat ur e

7. I nt heobj ectat t r i but espanel f or c et hel a ye rt obebl ue ,  wi t hsol i dl i net ypeand di agonalpat t ern,Fi gur e53. 8. Sel ectt hecr eat ecl osed pol ygon opt i on.

Fi gur e526 Feat ur ename panel

9. Sel ectt hecr eat enew obj ect oncancelopt i on. 10.Sel ectNEXT.

12.Sel ec tFI NI SH. 13.Cancelatt hef eat ur ename panel . 14.Uset hi sf eat ur et ocreat e somepol ygonsonscr ee n. 15.Sel ect Desi gn>Cr eat e>Feat ur es. 16.Sel ectf eat ur ePOLY.

Fi gur e528 Obj ectat t r i but e panelf orf eat ur e

Modi-ying a -eature

nt hefir s tpar toft hi sse ct i on 11.I nt heDi gi t i si ngpanelsel ect I  wel ookedatt hef eat ur esusedt o connectpoi nt sasst ri ng, creat et heor ezonesf ort q1, Fi gur e54. t q1a,t q2,t q3andnf aul t .At pr esenti fwewant edt ol abel eachoft heobj ect swi t hi t sl ayer namewewoul dhav et ochange t heobj ectnamef oreachobj ect f r om t hedef aul tt ot hel ayer name.I fwehadt houghtal i t t l e mor eabouthow wewer egoi ngt o uset heseobj ect swecoul dhave assi gnedt heappr opr i at ename oncr eat i ngt heobj ect s.However  wecanst i l ldot hi sbymodi f yi ng ourori gi nalf eat ur eandt hen appl yi ngt hef eat ur et ot he e xi s t i ngl ay er s .

Fi gur e529 Di gi t i sepanelf or f eat ur es

 Exercise 2, –  !odifying a feat+re.

1. Sel ectt hef eat ur eTQ1f or modi ficat i on. 2. I nt hel ay er /obj ec tname panelf or cet heobj ectname t obeTQ1andt heobj ect descri pt i ont obet q1ore zone. 3. Sel ec tOK f oreac hr emai ni ng panel . 4. Appl yt hef eat ur eTQ1t ot he t q1l ay erbyl ay er .i . e.Sel ect Desi gn>At t ri but e Edi t >Feat ur e. 5. Sel ectbyl aye r .

 Exercise 21 – Designing a eat+re

I nt heGeol ogi calI nt erpr et at i on sect i onoft hi scour sewear e goi ngt ousef eat ur et odefineour orezones.Desi gnf eat ur esf or t hef ol l owi ngorezones: 

BTQ1

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af aul t .

6. Sel ec tt hel ay erTQ1. 7. Sel ec tt hef eat ur eTQ1. 8. Openar epor twi ndow and chec kt henew obj ec tname  val ues.

(eleting 'eature

9. Wecoul dnow l abeleac h obj ectwi t hi t sl ayername.  Tryt hi s.

 Exercise 22 –  Deleting a eat+re

How el semi ghtwemodi f yt hese f e at ur e st odi s pl a yus ef ul i nf ormat i onorai di nour di g i t i s i ngo ft he seo bj e ct s ? You ma yl i ket of or c eal lt he sest r i ng s t obedi g i t i s edc l oc kwi s e r e g ar dl e ssoft heac t ualdi r e c t i on t heywer edi gi t i sedi n.Oryou maywantt of or ceapoi ntname orge tt hef eat ur et opr omptyou f orapoi ntname.Exami nesome oft hedi fferentpr opert i est hat ar eavai l abl et oyou.

2. Sel ectt hef eat ur et odel et e.

1. Sel ect Desi gn>Feat ur eEdi t >Del et e. 3. Thef eat ur ewi l lt henbe de l e t e d.

Chapter !: Compositing 

I nt hi ssect i on wewi l lcovereach oft heset echni ques,f ocusi ng mai nl yont heRunLengt h t echni que,ast hi st endst obe t hemos tcommonl yused me t hod.

Composi t i ngi samet hodof aver agi ngassayval ues t hr oughoutadri l l hol edat abase.  Thecomposi t i ngmenui sdi vi ded I ti scommonl yusedt or emov e i nt ot hr eesect i ons,Fi gur e61: sampl i ngbi asasapr ecur sort o Gener at i on  bl ockmodel l i ng.I tal sohast he Runni ng effectofsmoot hi ngassay sacr oss dr i l l hol es.  Vi ewi ng •

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 VULCAN al l owsvar i oust ypesof composi t i ngt echni quest obe usedasr equi r ed:

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St r ai ght .Thi scr eat esan

 ASCI IcopyofanI SI S dri l l hol edat abase. •

Run Lengt h. Thi scr eat esa

composi t efil ewi t huser definedfixedl engt hsampl e i nt er val s . •

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Bench.Thi smet hodwi l l

,eneration

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-ieing

Fi gur e630 Composi t i ng Menu

 Theopt i onsunderGener at i on cr eat eonecomposi t eper al l ow yout ocr eat epar amet er userdefinedbenchi nt er val . fil est ost oret hecomposi t e i nf or mat i on.Thesefil esmaybe I nt e r s ec tSe l e ct .  Thi s r ecal l edf oruseatanyt i meor al l owst heusert ogener at e edi t edt oobt ai nnew r esul t s. t hel ongestcomposi t e i nt erval spossi bl eabovea speci fiedgr adecut off.  TheRunni ngopt i onsal l ow you Geol ogy. Thi swi l lc r e at e t ouset heparamet erfil est o onecomposi t ei nt ervalper cr eat ecomposi t eASCI Ifil es l i t hol ogi c alz one. ( mapfil es)orcomposi t edat abase fil es( I SI Sdat abasefil es) .

 TheVi ewi ngopt i onsal l ow yout o di spl ayt hecomposi t efil es onscreen.

/enerating Compoite Parameter 'ile I nt hi sse ct i onwewi l ll ookat how t ocr eat ecomposi t e paramet erfil es.

!"n Length ompositing #echni$"e  TheRunLengt hcomposi t e opt i onal l owsyou t osetupa par amet erfil et hatwi l lgenerat e fixedl engt hcomposi t ei nt erval s ( e xc eptf ort heendofhol e , g eol og i c alort r i angul at i on  boundar i es) .

 Exercise 22 – Creating a +n  Length parameter ile

1. Sel ec tGeol ogy>Composi t i ng >RunLengt h. 2. Ent ert henew par ame t erfil e name,i . e.ent erRUNL.I f

desi r edyoucoul dchoosea paramet erfil et ocopyf r om, Fi gur e62.

Fi gur e631 Run Lengt h Composi t i ngpanel

3. Sel ec tt hedat ashee tf r om t hepi c kl i s t ,i . e .s el e ctDHD. 4. I nt heComposi t eCr eat i on panelent ert heopt i onal dat as he e ti de nt i fie r ,i . e .e nt e r DEMOA,Fi gur e63. 5. Sel ectBr eakdownbygeol ogy 6. Sel ec tOK.Ther es toft he opt i onsmaybel ef tas de f aul t . Br eakdownby g eol og y:Thi sopt i onwi l l causet hepr ocesst o r est artt hecomposi t i ng f r o m al i t hol ogi c al  boundar ydefinedbya fiel di nt hedat abase. •

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Recor dmaj ori t y geol ogycodes:Thi sopt i on cr eat est wonew fiel ds;t he fir stst orest hemaj ori t y l i t hol ogi c alc odei nt he i nt erv alandt hesecond st or esi t spercent age.

Mi ssi ngdat a:Thi s opt i onal l owst heusert o ei t heri gnoreval ues flaggedasmi ssi ngdat a ( i . e .t hos ee qualt ot he  val ueassi gned)ort o r epl acet hem wi t hauser definedval ue. •

Nonsampl eddat a:  Thi sopt i onwor ksi nt he samewayasMi ss i ngdat a. •

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 Assi gnaval uet o dat anotl ogged:Thi s opt i onal l owst heusert o assi gnaval uet odat at hat i snoti ncl udedi nt he dr i l l hol el og,i . e .whe r ean i nt ervalhasnotbeen assayed.

Fi gur e632 Composi t e Cr eat i onMenupanel

7. Ent ert hecomposi t el engt h, i . e .e nt e r1. 0f orc ompos i t e i nt e r val sof1. 0me t r e , Fi gur e64.

Usesel ect i on fil e:Thi s opt i onal l owst heuseofa sel ect i onfil et ocomposi t e onl yasel ectgroupof hol es.  Abor tcomposi t i ng f orhol eswi t herr ors:Use t hi sopt i ont oexcl udeany hol escont ai ni ngl ogi cal e r r or s ,i . e .f r o m/t o o ve r l apse t c .

Fi gur e633 Run Lengt h Composi t eMenupanel

8. Sel ec tt hegeol ogyandassay r e c or dsf r o mt hepi c kl i s t , i . e.sel ec tGEOLandASSAY, Fi gur e65.

Fi gur e634 Dat abaseRecor ds t oUsepanel

9. I nt heGeol ogyFi el dspanel sel ectt heFr om and Roc kc odefie l ds ,i . e .s el e ct FROM andLI TH,Fi gur e66.

Fi gur e636 Ass ayFi el dst o Usepanel

11.Ent ert heCU gr adecut off. Leaveasdef aul t .I facut off gradei sent er ed,val ues abovet hi scut off gradewi l l  bese tt ot hecut offgr ade  val ue,Fi gur e68. 12.Sel ectFI NI SH

Fi gur e635 Geol ogyFi el dst o Usepanel

10.I nt heAssayFi el dspanel se l ectt heFr om andDat a Fi el dst ouse,i . e.sel ect FROM andCU,Fi gur e67.

Fi gur e637Cut off Val ues panel

13.I nt heBoundarydefini t i on panelse l ec tCANCEL.  Thepar ame t erfil ei st hen c r eat e d.I twi l lbec al l e d t horr unl . cm1.I fyouwantt o

exami net hefil euseat extedi t or ,  Wehaveachoi ceofcomposi t i ng suchasWor dPad,t oopeni t . t oanASCI Ifil e( aMAPfil e)oran I SI Sdat abas efil e .Le t ’ s composi t et oanASCI Ifil efir st .

Creating a Compoite 'ile  Ther ear et woopt i onsf or cr eat i ngacomposi t efil e: •

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 Theseopt i onscanpr oduceei t her  ASCI IorI SI Sdat abasefil es.

3. Sel ectUseMapFi l eand ent eranOpt i onalMapFi l e I de nt i fie r ,i . e .e nt e rRUNL, Fi gur e69. 4. Ent eracomposi t egr oup namef ort hi srun,i . e.ent er r unl engt h. Tip!

 Thecomposi t egr oupnamei s usedt ost oremul t i pl e  TheRunopt i onal l owst heuseof composi t i ngr unsi nt hes ame oneparamet erfil eonl y .The fil esepar at edbyt hei rgroup Sel ect i onopt i onal l owst heuseof names .Thi scanonl ybeusedi n t wopar amet erfil esandi s anI SI Sdat abase. dependentont hehol eangl e.  Wewi l ll ookatt heRunopt i onas i ti st hemostcommonl yuse d.

ForASCI Ifil es( aMAPfil e)t her e canonl yev erbeonegr oup name,t her ef orei fcomposi t i ngt o anASCI Ifil eal wayscomposi t et o anew fil e.

 Exercise 23 – Creating a Composite  ile

1. Sel ect Geol ogy>Composi t i ng>Run. 2. I nt heComposi t i ng Par amet erFi l epanelsel ect t hepar amet erfil et ouse,i . e. se l ectRUNL.

5. Ent erarundescr i pt i on,i . e. Runl engt hcomposi t eusi ng 1me t r e. 6. Sel ectOK.

2. I nt heComposi t eDi spl ay panelsel ectt heUseMap Fi l ebut t onandsel ectt he opt i onalmapfil ei dent i fier , i . e .s el e c tRUNL, Fi gur e610. 3. Sel ec tLoadasl i nes . Fi gur e638 Composi t i ng Par amet erFi l epanel

 Thefil econt ai ni ngt he composi t eddat awi l lbe t hor r unl . map.

 Thevar i abl eor derr ef er st ot he t opandbot t om posi t i onsoft he composi t ei nt erval( i . e.XYZXYZ) andt hecomposi t efiel d( i . e.W) .

4. Changet hel i newi dt ht o3.  Thi swi l ldi spl ayt he Exami net hi sfil eusi ngWor dPad. composi t esast hi ckerl i nes. Not i cet hefil econt ai nsaheader 5. Sel ectOK. defini ngt heheadervari abl es andfiel dnamesandt hei r pr opert i es.Thedat ai sarr anged  bel ow t heheaderandi scol umn f ormat t ed.

(iplaying Compoite 'ile Uset heDI SPLAYopt i ont ovi ew composi t efil esonscr een.

 Exercise 23 – Displaying a Composite ile

1. Sel ec tGeol ogy>Composi t i ng >Di spl ay .

Fi gur e639 Composi t e Di spl aypanel

6. I nt heLoadSampl es Dat abasepanelent ert he groupname,i . e.ent er

RUNLENGTH.I ti sOKt o useawi l dcardi fyoucannot r emembert hegr oupname, Fi gur e611. 7. Sel ectt heassayfiel dt o di s pl ay ,i . e .s el e ctAU. 8. Sel ectOK.

Fi gure640 LoadSampl es Dat abas epanel

9. Sel ec tt hecol oursc hemat o us e,i . e .s el e ctAU. 10.Thecomposi t eswi l lt henbe l oadedonscr een.  Tor emovet hedi spl ayed composi t essel ect Geol ogy>Composi t i ng>Remov e.

Chapter ": Geological Interpretations

 Aqui ckerme t hodwoul dbet o c r e at et hei nt e r pr e t at i on onscr eenusi ngal lt he i nf ormat i onnormal l ypl ot t ed. Ge ol ogi c ali nt e r pr e t at i onsar e  Thi snegat est heneedt ocr eat ea cust omari l ydoneonsect i on l o tofs ec t i onpl o t sunt i lt he pl ot susi ngcol our edpenci l s. i nt erpr et at i oni scompl et ed.The  Thesear et hendi gi t i sedi nt oa g eol ogi s tc oul dr o t at et he comput erwher et he i nf ormat i ont ogai nat ruet hr ee i nt erpret at i onmaybemodel l ed, di mensi onalpi ct ur eoft hedat a t he npl o t t e dag ai nf orv e r i fic at i on t obei nt erpr et ed.Thi sai ds orfinet uni ng,t hendi gi t i sed i mmensel yi nvi sual i si ngt he agai net c.Theprobl em wi t ht hi s orebodybef oreanyi nt erpr et at i on met hodi st hati tof t enr esul t si n hasbegun.Thei nt er pr et ed doubl ehandl i ngofdat apl us st r i ngsmaybesnappedpr eci sel y t i mebei ngspentpl ot t i ng t ot hedri l l hol esgi vi ngamuch sect i onsandcopyi ngorr edoi ng mor eaccur at eappr oxi mat i onof ani nt erpr et at i on i nvari ous t het ruegeomet ry .Thebi ggest sect i onandpl anori ent at i ons.I t savi ngcomesi nt het i mespent i sof t e nv e r ydi ffic ul tt ovi s ual i s e cr eat i ngandfinet uni ngt he t heorebodyunt i lt he i nt er pr et at i on.Whatonceused i nt erpret at i onhasbeen t ot akewee ksormont hscan compl et ed,andt heni fi ti s now bedonei ndays. per cei vedt obei ncorr ectyou havet ost artagai n.Anot her ear edr awbackst ot he dr awbackoft hi smet hodi st hat  Ther eeni nt er pr et at i onmet hod t hegeol ogi sti sal wayswor ki ngi n onscr however .Thefir sti st hatyou sect i onpl anest ocr eat et he maynotbeabl et odi spl ayal lt he i nt erpr et at i on,howevert he i nf or mat i onnor mal l yshownona dri l l hol esbei ngusedar e pl ot t edsect i on-i tcoul ddegrade gener al l ynoti nt hesamepl ane, t heper f or manceoft hecomput er r e s ul t i ngi nani nt e r pr e t at i on t oaf rust rat i ngdegr ee.( The t hatonl yappr oxi mat est het r ue i ncr easei ndeskt opcomput er geomet ryoft heor ebody .A per f or mancemeanst hi si s t ypi calor ebodyi nt erpr et at i on  becomi ngl essofani ssue. )A usi ngt hi smet hodcoul dt ake  bi ggerpr obl em i st hatsomuch  weeksorpossi bl yevenaf ew i nf ormat i oncoul dcl ut t ert he mont hst obecompl e t ed. scr eenmaki ngi tdi fficul tt o

i nt erpr ett hei nf ormat i on.  Ther ef or eyoumustl ear nt owor k  wi t honl yt hei nf or mat i on r e q ui r e df ort hepar t i c ul art as k, andl at erdi spl ayanyot her i nf ormat i onneededt ocompl et e t hei nt erpr et at i on.Thebi ggest pr obl em i scomi ngt ot er mswi t h  wor ki ngi nt hr eedi mensi ons r at hert han i nsect i onpl anesor  benches.Oncet hi si sover come howeve r ,t hebenefit si n pr oduct i vi t yar ei mmense.

1. Loadt hedat abas e t hor demoa. dhd.Di spl ayt he hol ebyLI TH. 2. Loadt hel ayerSECTI ON. 3. Changevi ew t ooneoft he sect i onl i nes,i . e.sel ect  Vi ew>Cr eat eSect i on. 4. Se tt hesl i cewi dt ht o60and sel ectt hesect i onpl aneby l i ne. 5. Sel ectOK.

I nt hi ssect i onwewi l ll ookatt he mec hani csofonscr een i nt e r pr e t at i on.Wewi l lr e st r i c t oursel vest owor ki ngi nsl i cesof s pac ef ort hes akeofv i s i bi l i t y , andwewi l lbei nt erpr et i ngi n t hr eedi mensi ons.Themet hod i ssi mpl ebuti tdoest akesome get t i ngusedt o.

Creating the +nterpretation  Tobegi nwemustfir stl oadt he dri l l hol esonscreenandr est ri ct ourvi ew t oasl i ceofspace par al l elt oadr i l lsect i on.

 Exercise 2! – Creating an  Interpretation

Fi gur e741 Cr eat eSecti on  Vi ew panel

6. Sel ectt hel i net ochange  vi ew. 7. Zoom i nont hear eaof i nt er est .Yourscr eenshoul d l ooksomet hi ngl i ket hat shownbel ow.

i con.Touseaf eat ur ef or di gi t i si ngsel e ct Desi gn/Cr eat e/Feat ur e, andsel ectt hef eat ur e.

Fi gur e742 Scr eeni mageof cr osssect i ont hr ough dr i l l hol es

8. Di spl ayal eg endi na conveni entposi t i ont oone s i deoft hes c r e en.Se l e ct  Anal yse>Di spl ayLegend. Sel ec tDRI LLandLI TH.

Fi gur e744 Snapt oPoi nt icon

10.I ni t i al l yyou shoul dhave somet hi ngt hatl ooksl i ket he scr eeni magebel ow.The i nt erpre t at i onhasbeen snappedt ot hedri l l hol esbut i tdoesnotgopastt heout er dr i l l hol el i mi t s.

Fi gur e743 Dr i l l hol ecr oss sect i onandl egend

9. Begi ndi gi t i si ngoneoft he orez onesusi ngt hef eat ur es  wecr eat edear l i erand s nappi ngt ot hel i t hol og i c al  boundar i esont hedr i l l hol es, i . e.uset hesnapt opoi nt

Fi gur e745 Fi r stst epof i nt erpret at i on

11.Tot i dyupt heendsoft he i nt erpre t at i onweuseoneof t hest andar dENVI SAGE

t ool s,namel y Desi gn>Poi ntI nsert >I nsert . 12.Sel ectDesi gn>Poi nt I ns er t >I ns er t .Se l e ctt he obj e ct .Se l e ctt hel i net o r e pl ac e,i . e .t hei nt e r pe nd, Fi gur e76.

Fi gur e747 Scr eeni mageof i nsert edpoi nt s

Fi gur e746 Scr eeni mageof l i newhi ch wi l lhavepoi nt s i nsert ed

14.Cancelwhenfini shed i nsert i ngpoi nt s.Sel ectDo noti nt erpol at eW.Thi s r el at est ot heWval ueandi s i r r e l e vant .Thepoi nt swi l l connectt of orm ahi ghl i ght e dl i ne.Se l e ctr e t ai n.

13.Oncet hei nser t i onpl anehas  beendefinedi nser tt he r equi r edpoi nt s.Remember t oi nsertpoi nt sf r om St oE ot herwi seyou wi l lcr eat e crossover si nt hest ri ng.

Fi gur e748 I mageof connect edpoi nt s

15.Youwi l lt henbepr ompt edt o s el e ctt hene xtl i net o r epl ace.Cont i nuet hi s

operat i onunt i lt hei nt erp st ri ngi sfini shed. 16.Whenfini shedyoushoul d endupwi t hsome t hi ngl i ke t hescr eeni magebel ow.

Fi gur e750 Scr eeni mageof spl i nedst ri ng

Fi gur e749 Scr eeni mageof compl et eddi gi t i sedi nt erp s t r i ng

17.Thi sl ooksOK buti tcanbe madebet t erbysmoot hi ng t hel i neandi nsert i ngpoi nt s atagi v eni nt e r val .Thi swi l l al soai di nt hedeve l opment ofs ol i dmode l sl at e r .T o smoot ht hest r i ngweappl ya cubi cspl i neusi ng Desi gn/At t r i but eEdi t /Appl y Spl i ne.

18.Thes t r i ngnow l ooksmor e nat ur a l ,butt hi sspl i nei s onl ysuper i mpose dont he or i gi nall i ne .I thasnot i nser t edanynew poi nt s.  Ther ef or eweneedt oi nser t ext r apoi nt sal ongt hi snew l i net omai nt ai nt heshape  whenmodel l i ng.Todot hi s sel ectDesi gn>At t ri but e Edi t >I nser tPoi nt sOn Spl i ne , .Se tt hes t e pt o  be5.Sel ectt heobj ectt o i ns er tpoi nt s .Theobj e ctwi l l  behi ghl i ght edshowi ngt he r e s ul t i ngs t r i ng.Se l e ct r e t ai ni fi tl ooksOK.

19.I fyouwer et ol abelt he  Tr yt ocompl e t et he poi nt snow youwoul dse ea i nt erpr et at i onyou havest art ed gr eatmanymor et hanwe oraddt ot heonesuppl i ed. di gi t i s ed.Tr yt hi s ,not i ce Lat erwewi l luset hi s t heori gi nalpoi nt shavenot i nt e r pr e t at i ont ocr e at eas ol i d  beenal t er ed. model .  Wehavenow fini shedt hefir st s t r i ngi nouri nt e r pr e t at i on. Resett hescr eenandr ot at et o  vi ew t hefinalst r i ng,especi al l y t heends.Youwoul dnow do mucht hesamef oral lt heot her or ez ones.Youmayfindi teasi er t ocompl et eonesect i onbef ore movi ngt ot henextoryoumay  wantt of ol l ow anor ez one t hr ougheachsect i on,i t ’ supt o  you.  Al mostcer t ai nl yyouwi l lbe r equi r eddur i ngt hecour seofan i nt erpr et at i ont ousemosti fnot al loft heot he rpoi nte di t i ng opt i ons .I ti sagoodi de at o  becomef ami l i arwi t heachof t hesesot hatyoucanchooset he  bestopt i ont ousef oreacht ask.  Ther ei sgener al l ynor i ghtor  wr ongwayt odosome t hi ngi n ENVI SAGE butt her ear e cert ai nl ybet t erandworseways t odoi t .  Exercise 2# – Completing  Interpretation

Chapter #: $tatistics  VULCAN pr ovi desuser swi t ha conve ni entmec hani sm,vi a ENVI SAGE,t ocr eat ebasi c uni vari at eandmul t i vari at e s t at i s t i c s.Thes t at i s t i c smodul e i spartoft he" cor e"ENVI SAGE productandcanbef oundunder t hemai nmenu opt i onANALYSE.

opt i on.Syst em def aul t sar e gener al l yadequat ei npr epari ng  wel lpr opor t i onedst at i st i cs r eport s.TheSetUpopt i on al l owsyou t oest abl i sh: •

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e xt e r nalfil el og gi ngoft he s t at i s t i c ss es si on t henumberofgr aphs avai l abl ebot hi nt heX andY di r e c t i ons t hehei ghtandcol our soft he t extheadi ngs,l abel sand annot at i onsongr aphs

Essent i al l yausercananal yse dat af r om anumberofsour ces ,  Al lgr aphscr eat edi nt he  bot hASCI Iorbi nar y ,bot h s t at i s t i c sopt i onar ege ne r at e di n gr aphi calormodeldat a.The aspec i alENVI SAGE wi ndow usercansel ect ,wher e cal l ed" GRAPHS" .Theusercan appr opr i at e,anynumberofdat a i nt er changebet weenawor ki ng i t emsf oranal ysi sassepar at e  wi ndow andt hest at i st i cs e nt i t i e s,oranal y set he " GRAPHS"ve ryeasi l y .The r el at i onshi pbet weenpai r wi se def aul tset upest abl i shest he combi nat i ons. numberofgr aphsasbei ng3i n t heXdi r ect i onand3i nt heY I nt hi ssessi onwewi l ll ookat : di r ect i on.Henceat ot alof9 t hedat asour cesavai l abl e gr aphscanbegener at ed.Thi s canobvi ousl ybei ncr easedor  basi cuni st atf eat ur es decreasedatt heuser’ s graphi csdi spl ayf eat ur es di sc r e t i on. •

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#etting up your #tatiti" #eion I ti sopt i onalt os el e ctt hes e t up paramet er sbef or eengagi ngi na s es si onwi t hi nt hest at i s t i c s

Fi gur e851 St ati st i csl ogfil e setup

 Af t ersel ect i ngt henumberof  Aspr evi ousl yment i oned,dat a gr aphst hatcanbegener at ed, f ori nputi nt ot hest at i s t i c s t heuseri saskedf ort he opt i oni svar i e d.Es s ent i al l ydat a paramet er sandcol our sf ort he canbeacc ess edf r om t he  var i ousaspect sofgr aph f ol l owi ngsour ces: gener at i on.You canmodi f yt hi s Gr aphi csobj ect si n atanyt i me .Thei ni t i alpane l , ENVI SAGE cov er i ngt henumberofgr aphs  ASCI Idat afil es av ai l abl ef orc r e at i on,i sonl y Eval uat i ondat a,t hati s compl et edoncebyt heuseri nan mapfil es ,bot hASCI Iand ENVI SAGE sessi onandcannot  bi nar y  bechangedwi t houtexi t i ngand r e e nt e r i ng . Gener alI SI Sdat abases •

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Fi gur e852 Definet ext speci ficat i onspanel

Now t hatt hese t uphasbeen compl et ed,oratl east e st abl i s he di ni t i al l y ,wecans t ar t t oi nvest i gat et hedat asour ces t hatcanbeanal yse d.

#ele"ting the (ata -or #tatiti"

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 Whi l stal ldat asour cesar e general l yext ensi vel yused,t he s copeoft hi scour s ewi l lr e s t r i c t di scussi ont odat af r om geol ogi cal /assayI SI Sdat abases andmapfil es.Theconcept sof dat asel ect i onandgr aphi ngar e essent i al l yt hesamedespi t et he  var i at i oni nsour ces.

%S%S Databases GeneralSt at i st i cs,bot h uni vari at eandmul t i vari at e,can  begener at edbyaccessi ngany I SI Sdat abase.General l yt hi si s appl i c abl et oge ol ogi c al dat abases,al t houghanyI SI S st r uct ur ecanbeaccess ed.On sel ect i on oft he" dat abases"

menui t em t hef ol l owi ngpaneli s di spl ayedr equest i ngi nf ormat i on f ort hedat asheet ,dat abase i dent i fierandwhet herdat a r e s t r i c t i onsa r er e q ui r e d.As mostdri l l i ngdat abasescont ai n mi ssi ngdat aval uest hatare usual l yst oredasnegat i ve number s( eg.99. 00) ,t hent he i ncl usi on oft hi sdat ai nt ot he st at i st i csdat asetwoul d i nv al i dat et her e s ul t i ng uni v ar i at es t a t i s t i c s.He nc ei ti s normalt osel ectt herest ri ctdat a  boxt oel i mi nat et hi spot ent i al l y er r oneousdat a.

Fi gur e854 Sel ectr ecor dt ype panel

Fol l owi ngt herecordsel ect i on pane l ,andi fr e s t r i c t i onofdat a hasbeensel ect ed,t hef ol l owi ng pane li sdi s pl a ye d.No t et hatal l dat afiel dswi t hi nt hepr evi ousl y sel ect edr ecordpanelcanbe us e dt opr o v i dese l e c t i onc r i t e r i a  bef or edat ai ssel ect edf ort he s t at i s t i c sdat as et .

Fi gur e853 Open Dat abase

 Af t ert hei ni t i aldat abase sel ect i onmenui scompl et eda l i s tofal lav ai l abl edat ar e cor ds  wi t hi nt hatdat abasei sdi spl ayed andt heuseri sr equest edt opi ck oner ecor df r om whi cht hedat a  wi l lbesel ect ed.

Fi gur e855 Sel ect i oncr i t eri a panel

I nt heaboveexampl ewehave i ndi cat edt hatweonl ywi sht o acceptdat awi t ht hef ol l owi ng condi t i onsmet : Copperassa ysbet wee n0 and100( per cent ageval ues)

Gol dassay sbet wee n0and 1000( gr am/t onneval ues )

sys t em.Oncompl et i onoft he e xt r a ct i onpr oc es s,i far e por t  wi ndow i sopen,uni var i at e s t at i s t i csf oral ls el ect edfiel ds  Wecoul dequal l yhaveenhanced ar edi spl ayed.I far eportwi ndow t hesel ect i onparamet er sby i sno ta vai l abl et hi sr e por ti s pl aci ng" MB* "i nt hebl eachi ng di spl ayedont heori gi nat i ngXfiel dt oi ndi cat et hatweonl y  wi ndow,gener al l yhi ddenbehi nd  wi shedt oext r actdat awi t ht he ENVI SAGE.Theusercan c har a ct e r i s t i cofbe i ng r e que s tt heuni v ar i at es t at i s t i c s moder at el ybl eached. r eportatanyt i mebyensur i nga r eportwi ndow i savai l abl eand  Af t ert hesepar ame t er shave sel ect i ngt he" UNI STAT"opt i on  beenest abl i shedt heuseri s i nt hest at i st i csmenu,Fi gur e8askedt osel ectt henumer i c 7. fiel dsonwhi cht of orm asui t eof dat aset s.Theusercansel ectup t of oursui t esofi nf ormat i onor c anc elaf t e rt hefinals el e ct i on.I f ac har ac t e rfie l di sse l e ct e di ti s i gnor ed,andafiel dcannotbe sel ect edmor et hanonce.

Fi gur e857 St at sr epor t

 Af t ert hedat asel ect i onhasbeen c ompl e t e di ti sav ai l abl e i nt e r nal l yf orf ur t he rdi s pl a yand i nv es t i g at i oni fr e qui r e d.Thi s i nvest i gat i onmaybei nt hef orm: Fi gur e856 Sel ectfiel dspanel

 Af t ert hefinalsel ect i on, pr ocessi ngbegi nsanddat ai s ext r act edf r om t hedat abaseand st oredi nt ernal l ywi t hi nt he

Export i ngt oASCI Idat af or di r ect i ont oot hersyst ems Cr eat i onofuni vari at eand  bi var i at egr aphsandr epor t s.

 Thi swi l lbedi scussedf ur t her , af t erwehavel ookedatsome ot herdat aacce ssi ngmet hods.

I nt heabovee xampl ea t r adi t i onalmapfil ewasr equest ed f ordat asel ect i on,fil ename " au_cu. map" ,andfivevari abl es &apfiles ar et obel oaded:East i ng( X) , Nort hi ng( Y) ,RL( Z) ,dat ai t em  W1( 1)anddat ai t em W2( 2) .Up Mapfil esar et heresul t sgener al l y t of ourdat ai t emscanbeusedi n ofcomposi t i ngst udi es,usual l y t hedat asel ect i on.Al sonot i ce r egar dedaseval uat i on t hatt hedat ar est ri ct i onboxhas dat abases.Mapfil escanbe  beensel ect edandt hef ol l owi ng ei t hert r adi t i onalASCI Imapfil es condi t i onshavebeenset :  wi t hdat adefini t i oni nf or mat i on i nt heheaderoft hefil e,orI SI S · Thefir stdat ai t em wi l lbe  bi nar ydat abases.Bot hdat a great ert hanorequalt o0. 0 t ypescanbeaccesse df r om t hi s opt i on.Theconcept sofdat a · Theseconddat ai t em wi l lbe s el e ct i onar eve r ys i mi l art o great ert hanorequalt o0. 0 t hoseofdat aaccessf r om nor mal I SI Sdat abases.Theuseri sfirst Oncompl et i onoft heabov ef or m pr esent edwi t ht hef ol l owi ng t hef ol l owi ngpanelappear s.The panel . l oadi ngpanelr equest st he corr el at i onofnamesf r om t he Mapfil et ot heXYZ12 speci ficat i onusedabove.I nt he exampl ebel ow wehaveequat ed: · DHI Dt ot heNamefie l d · MI DX t ot heX fie l d · MI DYt ot heYfie l d · MI DZt ot heZfiel d · cut ot hefir stdat ai t em ( W1) Fi gur e858 Openmapfil e panel

· aut ot heseconddat ai t em ( W2)

 Thecor r el at i onsar ei mpor t antt o al l ow agr eat ernumberofdat a r e s t r i c t i onc apabi l i t i e sass ee ni n t hef ol l owi ngpanel s.

Fi gur e859 Loads ampl es panel

Furt herrest ri ct i onsf ordat a s el e ct i onpr o v i dee xt e ns i v e c apabi l i t i e st oe l i mi nat e unwant eddat aandpr ovi de  br oadgeogr aphi ccont r ol ,aswel l asveryaccur at eel i mi nat i onof dat at hatdoesnotr esi dewi t hi n acl osed/sol i dt ri angul at i on.

Fi gur e860 Speci f y r est r i cti onspanel

I nt heaboveexampl et heuse r hasr eques t edt hatdat ashoul d onl ybeac ce pt edi fi tl i es geomet ri cal l ywi t hi nasol i d t ri angul at i on.Theuserwi l lbe askedt osel ectt het ri angul at i on f r om t hescr een,ast heexampl e scr eenbel ow i ndi cat es.

Di spl aygraphsf oruni vari at e dat aconsi st soft hef ol l owi ng types: · Bargr aphs · Li negr aphs · Pi echar t s Fi gur e861 Sel ect ed tr i angul ati on

Onsel ect i onoft het ri angul at i on t hepr ocessofdat asel ect i on commences,andfinal l yasetof uni v ar i at es t at i s t i c si sdi s pl ay ed i nt her eportwi ndow,si mi l art o t hef or matasdi scusse dwi t h I SI SDat abasel oadi ng.

Bi vari at e/mul t i vari at edat a di spl ayscanbedonei nt he f ol l owi ngways: · Ter nar ychar t s · Scat t erpl ot s · Li nepl ot s Cont r oli sgi vent ot heuseri n t hedefini t i onoft i t l e s,s cal e s, col our sandpat t er ns.

/raphing #tatiti"al (ata  Asment i onedpr evi ousl y ,once t hedat ahasbeensel ect edand l oadedi nt othesyst em i ti s avai l abl ef oruseanynumberof t i meswi t hi nt hesessi on.Not e t hatt he r ei snophy si c all i mi tt o t hesi zeoft hedat asett hatmay  bel oadedi nt oENVI SAGE.  Wor kst at i onsyst em l i mi t s ( pr i mari l ymemory ,swapspace andpr ocessorspeed)gener al l y di ct at et hemaxi mum si z eoft he dat at hatcanbehandl ed effici ent l yandeffect i vel y .

Usi ngt hest andar dgeol ogy cour sedat a,someexampl esof pr ocedur esf orcr eat i nggraphs ar eout l i nedbel ow.Theuseri s encour agedt oexper i mentand cr eat et hest yl esoft hegr aphs avai l abl e,andt oenhancet he gr aphsusi ngnor malENVI SAGE f unct i ons,suchast extand at t r i but ee di t i ng,t oc r e at edr af t qual i t yout put . Onsel ect i nga" bargr aph"f r om t hemenu,t hepanelbel ow i s di spl ayed,r equest i ng i nf ormat i onr egar di ngdat at obe

pl ot t ed,t i t l ede t ai l sands t y l esf or pr esent at i on.I nthi scaset he dat ai t em " cu"hasbeensel ect ed,  wi t ht hecoppercl assesont heX axi s( t i t l ed" CopperVal ues( cu%) " andf r equencyont heYaxi s ( t i t l e d" Fr e q ue nc y) .A barc har t  wassel ect ed,asdi st i nctf r om a l i neg r aph.Addi t i onsl i kel og s cal i ngf ort heXaxi s , cumul at i vef r equency ,gener al st at i st i csandpercent agesf ort he  Yaxi swer enotsel ect ed.

Fi gur e863 Definei nt erval s panel

 Thegr aphbel ow wascr eat ed f r om t heabovesel ect i on,based ont heMapfil edat asel ect edi n t hepr evi oussect i on.Not et hat t hebasi cst yl eandpr esent at i on hasbeeni mpr ov edusi ngt het ext edi t i ngf eat ur esofENVI SAGE.

 Thegr aphsar ecr eat edi na speci alwi ndow cal l edt hegr aphs  wi ndow.Thi swi ndow i sa2D ndow wi t happr oxi mat el yt he Fi gur e862 Hi st ogr am di spl ay  wi sameXandYext entast he panel pri marywi ndow.The par ame t er soft hi swi ndow can ewedundert heopt i ons Oncompl et i onoft hi sf orm t he  bevi ew>Wi ndows>Edi t .Theuser useri saskeddet ai l saboutt heX  Vi canswapbet wee nt hepr i mary i nt e r v alc l as s esr e qui r e d,as  wi ndow andt hegr aphwi ndow di spl ayedi nt hepanelbel ow.  byusi ngt hespeci alvi ew  Thedef aul ti sf oraut omat i c t r ansf ormat i onopt i onsi nt he i nt erval s,however st at i st i csmenu,orbyusi ngt he exper i ment at i onwi t huser se l ectopt i onundert heWI NDOW definedi nt erval sul t i mat el y menu.Af t erev er ygr aph gener at esbet t ergr aphout put . cr eat i ont heuseri saskedwhi ch  wi ndow ( pr i mar yorgr aph)t o r et urnt o.

Everygr aphcr eat edi spl acedi n successi veor derst art i ngi nt he STGRAPH_ l owerl ef thandcornerand pr ogr essi ngri ghtandt hen  wher et henumbervar i es upwar dsunt i lt hecompl et e dependi ngont hemaxi mum graphswi ndow i sf ul l .Att hi s numberofgr aphst hatcanbe poi ntanynew gr aphswi l l di spl ayed. r e pl ac et hos eatt hes t ar t ,  begi nni ngagai natt hel owerl ef t handcor ner .Thenumberof  Al lgr aphscanbepl ot t edusi ng g r aphsav ai l abl ef orc r e at i oni s t henormalENVI SAGE pl ot t i ng c ont r o l l e dbyt hei ni t i als e t upi n opt i ons.Thej uxt aposi t i onof t hest at i st i csmenu.Onceseti t s t at i s t i c s,bo t hg ene r aland cannotbeal t er edi nt hecurr ent graphi cal ,wi t hnormalgeol ogi cal se ssi onofENVI SAGE.Theuse r i nf ormat i on,pr ovi dest heuser  wi l lhavet oexi tandr eent er  wi t hpower f ulpr esent at i on ENVI SAGE t ochanget hese capabi l i t i es.Gr aphsar ebot h f undament alset t i ngs. qui ckt opr oduceandmodi f yas  wel lasbei ngv er ypr of essi onali n qual i t y .

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I SI Sdat abasesar edi vi dedi nt o  $ro8ect Code 6pro87 subset sofdat ar ef er encedby  Thepr oj ectcodei sasequenceof t hei rkey( i ndexed)fiel d.Thekey char act ersusedt opr efixal lfil es fiel di st henameofasubsetof r e l at e dt oapar t i c ul arj obor r el at eddat a.Forexampl e,i na pr oj ect .Thepr oj ectcodemay dri l l hol edat abaset hekeyfiel di s t y pi c al l yr e pr e se ntt hede pos i t nor mal l yt heHOLEI D( hol e nameormi nesi t e.Thepr oj ect i de nt i fie r )fie l d.Al lot he r codehasamaxi mum l engt hof i nf ormat i on r el at edt othi skey f ourchar act er s. ( i . e .hol ei de nt i fier )i sor de r ed di r e c t l ybe l o wt hi ske y .  ecord  Adat asheeti sdi vi dedi nt o r ecor ds,wi t harecord  Whent hemandat or yboxi s corr espondi ngt oanent i r el i ne se l ec t edonanEDI TFI ELD ent ryonacodi ngs hee t .Each panel ,t hi sfiel dmustcont ai n r e cor di st y pi c al l yde si g ne dt o i nf ormat i on.Ot herwi seaner r or c at e rf orapar t i c ul art y peof  wi l lbepost edandt he i nf ormat i on.Forexampl e,a i mport at i onoft hi skeyi nt oa COLLAR r ec or dmayhol dal lt he  VULCAN dat abasewi l lnot i nf ormat i onr el at i ngt ot he proceed. dr i l l hol ecol l arl oc at i onand l engt h,wher east heASSAY 5ptional Dataset Identiier 6odi7 r ecor dmayhol dal lt he i nf ormat i onr el at i ngt ot he  *andatory 0ield