Name: Session six | Beyond the layer cake: Advanced stratigraphic modelling in Leapfrog Geo
Start: 2026-11-18T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-11-18T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Virtual

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Session six | Beyond the layer cake: Advanced stratigraphic modelling in Leapfrog Geo

In session six of the Leapfrog Geo Mastery Series, discover how to move beyond basic layer cake models to build complex, representative stratigraphies that confidently honour geological relationships.

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Session six | Beyond the layer cake: Advanced stratigraphic modelling in Leapfrog Geo

Stratigraphy controls many of the world’s most valuable mineral deposits. From sediment-hosted copper and uranium to coal, phosphates, iron formations, and chromite reefs, building strong stratigraphic models is fundamental to geological interpretation, resource evaluation, and exploration targeting.

But while stratigraphy may look simple, modelling it can quickly become complex and challenging. Geoprofessionals are capturing more data than ever before, yet traditional explicit modelling techniques remain extremely time-consuming. They often force you to perform extensive manual editing and surface tweaking, risking the omission of critical data. Traditional workarounds, such as grouping several lithologies where pinch-outs occur and then manually carving up the refined model, can add unnecessary layers of complexity and subjective error.

This session is designed to help you get the most out of Leapfrog Geo's new advanced stratigraphy tool. You will learn a data-driven workflow designed to reduce subjective manual work, increase consistency, and let genuine geological relationships (including order, thickness, pinch-outs, splits, mergers, and unconformities) guide your model.

Key Learnings
- Compare simple stratigraphic sequences with the new advanced stratigraphy tool.

- Use statistical features to check hole validity, evaluate layer thicknesses, and track pinch-outs.

- Customise reference surfaces, letting the layer with the most data (or your preferred layer) guide the sequence.

- Display and edit missing and pinch-out points to control how your surfaces thin out or disappear.

- Incorporate structural forms to dynamically influence layer thicknesses.
Build, activate, and refine your final stratigraphic model.

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Don’t just use Leapfrog Geo – master it.

Run globally through out 2026, our Leapfrog Geo Mastery Series moves you beyond the basics, teaching you the advanced skills and workflows that turn complex geological data into clear, decisive models.

Date/Time

Wednesday November 18, 2026
1:00PM PST / 3:00PM EST

This session is hosted by our Leapfrog Geo Master based in Toronto, Canada. If the time zone doesn’t align for you, register to watch on demand. And keep an eye out for future live sessions in your time zone.

Leapfrog Geo Mastery Community Group

Join our dedicated community group created exclusively for this series, where you can dive into session discussions, tackle post‑session challenges, take part in interactive polls, and stay connected with fellow participants throughout the journey.

Who should attend?

This series is suitable for all Leapfrog Geo users, particularly those who have established foundational skills in the software but are looking to elevate their expertise, to become more confident and efficient in the tool.

Meet the Master:

Steph Vanos, PGeo. combines hands-on mining experience with a passion for geoscience technology. As a Senior Technical Solutions Specialist at Seequent, she works with mining organisations across North America to improve geological modelling, data management, and technical workflows using solutions such as Leapfrog Geo and Seequent Central.

Before joining Seequent, Steph spent more than a decade leading exploration programmes, drilling campaigns, and geological modelling initiatives for major, mid-tier, and junior mining companies. She enjoys helping geoscientists bridge the gap between geology and technology to improve decision-making and project outcomes.