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creator = Christian Heine
&date created = 2014-09-06
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====== Updated geological time scale colour palettes ======

While it has been a little break over the summer on this blog, I have nevertheless been able to make a few updates related to the geological time color palettes (see this link for the original post). I have added the GTS2004 palettes (epochs and ages) and also the SEPM95 timescale. The color palettes (or *.cpt files) are designed for use with the [[http://generic-mapping-tools.org/|Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)]] but can also be loaded in [[http://www.gplates.org/|GPlates]]. On [[http://soliton.vm.bytemark.co.uk/pub/cpt-city/heine/index.html|cpt-city]], other formats are also available:

The gradients on cpt-city are usually available in each of the following file formats:

  * Generic Mapping Tools, GMT (cpt)
  * CSS3 gradients (c3g)
  * GIMP (ggr)
  * Gnuplot palette files (gpf)
  * POV-Ray colour map headers (inc)
  * PaintShop Pro’s native format (having the extension PspGradient), which can also be read by Photoshop (psp)
  * The SAO format DS9 (sao)
  * Scalar vector graphics gradients (svg)

Both palettes are still incomplete and require the extension back in geological time or adding eons or epochs. The files are available on [[https://code.paleoearthlabs.org/geotimecpts|in the geotimecpts repository]]. Any contribution to extend the individual files or add new timescales (or formats such as for QGIS) will be greatly appreciated!

{{tag> General_Digital GMT Cenozoic Epochs Era Geological_Time_Scale Geomagnetic_Polarity_Timescale GMT5 Life_is_better_in_colors Magnetic_chrons Map_Making Mesozoic Paleozoic Stages}}

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