3D printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits

© 2017 The Authors. Advancements in 3D printing technologies, availability of online bureaus offering 3D printing services, and affordable high-resolution digital cameras (including those in smartphones) present opportunities for novel ways to visualize and interact with rocks and rock surface data....

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Main Author: Squelch, Andrew
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66487
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description © 2017 The Authors. Advancements in 3D printing technologies, availability of online bureaus offering 3D printing services, and affordable high-resolution digital cameras (including those in smartphones) present opportunities for novel ways to visualize and interact with rocks and rock surface data. This paper documents and explores some of these opportunities with examples produced using the full-color binder jetting 3D printing technology. Opportunities include use by geo-educators, geotechnical investigators, museum curators, model railway hobbyists, and others who have a professional or informal interest in rocks and rock outcrops.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-664872018-04-30T02:49:02Z 3D printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits Squelch, Andrew © 2017 The Authors. Advancements in 3D printing technologies, availability of online bureaus offering 3D printing services, and affordable high-resolution digital cameras (including those in smartphones) present opportunities for novel ways to visualize and interact with rocks and rock surface data. This paper documents and explores some of these opportunities with examples produced using the full-color binder jetting 3D printing technology. Opportunities include use by geo-educators, geotechnical investigators, museum curators, model railway hobbyists, and others who have a professional or informal interest in rocks and rock outcrops. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66487 10.1130/GES01364.1 Oxford University Press restricted
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3D printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits
title 3D printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits
title_full 3D printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits
title_fullStr 3D printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits
title_full_unstemmed 3D printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits
title_short 3D printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits
title_sort 3d printing rocks for geo-educational, technical, and hobbyist pursuits
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