Extracting more data from plate tectonics

Data we could register:

• recording fault lines: volcanos Fault lines need types (divergent, convergent, subductive, etc) so that the kinds of geologic after-effects can be applied correctly.
• sediments: to figure out where we have sandstone (this is related to the erosion algorithm implemented in python) Sediments also need about 3 types minimum. sand, limestone, and a generic 'organic' for forests/jungles/etc. Limestone forms in relatively shallow, relatively warm oceans. Sand forms in any environment above water where flora is scarce, from river cuts, and from coastal erosion. These must also be computed in the tectonic time of the generation, as sediment requires time + pressure to become sandstone/coal, and limestone only forms under water (and is pushed above later). Limestone and it's cousins chalk and Dolomite are critical for ancient advanced metalworking as flux, so nations/tribes without it (and who can't trade for it in decent quantities) will not develop metal welding (the blacksmith kind) or several other kinds of metalurgy like steel.
• history of the point (i.e., track if the current point used to be under water in the past, considering that the point could have moved in the past): approximate calculations of sediments
• plate boundaries: granite plumes and intrusions much like the domes of the sierra nevada
• Metals calculations vary depending on which ore you are generating. Iron is found in numerous kinds of deposits, including underground (in the form of Limonite, Hemetite, and Magnetite), in sand (black Iron sand found in the east), and in swamps/bogs (see Bog Iron). Copper is found in numerous rocks, typically with relative ease of mining (some sedimentary rocks can bear copper), but the total reserves of copper are miniscule compared to iron (hence why roman generals had bronze (copper and tin) weapons while the foot soldiers had iron. Rome had largely depleted their copper reserves by it's height). Marble, as I mentioned before, results from limestone melting under heat and pressure, then erupting back to the surface and cooling relatively quickly (under 1000 years time). Silver is often found with copper, tin, or gold. And gold.....well, honestly no one knows much about how gold is formed. but it does more often form in igneous intrusive rocks such as granite.