Abstract
This paper describes three-dimensional reconstruction and volume modelling of geological materials at the macroscopic and the microscopic scale. By means of a precision lapping device, samples are eroded in plan-parallel steps, erosion intervals being adapted to the size of minerals and fabric features of interest. For reconstruction of macroscopic features, each newly eroded sample surface is recorded by a high-resolution color flatbed scanner. Supervised image classification applied to the derived images yields color based mineral recognition. At the microscopic scale, scanning is done with a microanalyzer to portray mineral phases and microchemical variation. Minerals and fabric features are three dimensionally reconstructed by stacking and interpolating the acquired raster images of successive erosion levels in a voxel array. The voxel data structure features analyical flexibility, integration of both discrete and continuous spatial variation and versatile 3-D volume model visualization.
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