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INTRODUCTION. FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTIONS. GEOMETRICAL METHODS TO BUILD /RESTORE SECTIONS. HISTORY AND FIRST ATTEMPTS. STRATIGRAPHIC SEPARATION DIAGRAMS. CUT-OFF LINES. BRANCHING LINES. THRUST SYSTEMS. EXTENSIONAL SYSTEMS. PROJECTIONS TO DEPTH. DIP DOMAIN ANALYSIS. GAMMA LINES. FAULT-FOLD RELATIONS. PIN LINES. RESTORATION OF SECTIONS. BALANCING BY AREA AND LENGTH. SECTION ADMISSIBILITY. 3D (2D+T) SECTIONS. 4D (3D+T) SECTIONS. AVAILABLE AUTOMATIC TECHNIQUES(HCA). EXAMPLES AND EXERCISES. INTRODUCTION ON THEIR USE IN GEODYNAMICS AND IN THE RESEARCH FOR DEEP RESOURCES. PREPARATION OF A BALACED GEOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTION BY GROUP OF STUDENTS.

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