def read_fault_geometry(self, geo_dict, mesh_spacing=1.0):
        '''
        Creates the fault geometry from the parameters specified in the
        dictionary.

        :param dict geo_dict:
            Sub-dictionary of main fault dictionary containing only
            the geometry attributes
        :param float mesh_spacing:
            Fault mesh spacing (km)
        :returns:
            Instance of SimpleFaultGeometry or ComplexFaultGeometry, depending
            on typology
        '''
        if geo_dict['Fault_Typology'] == 'Simple':
            # Simple fault geometry
            raw_trace = geo_dict['Fault_Trace']
            trace = Line([Point(raw_trace[ival], raw_trace[ival + 1])
                          for ival in range(0, len(raw_trace), 2)])
            geometry = SimpleFaultGeometry(trace,
                                           geo_dict['Dip'],
                                           geo_dict['Upper_Depth'],
                                           geo_dict['Lower_Depth'],
                                           mesh_spacing)

        elif geo_dict['Fault_Typology'] == 'Complex':
            # Complex Fault Typology
            trace = []
            for raw_trace in geo_dict['Fault_Trace']:
                fault_edge = Line(
                    [Point(raw_trace[ival], raw_trace[ival + 1],
                           raw_trace[ival + 2]) for ival in range(0, len(raw_trace),
                                                                  3)])
                trace.append(fault_edge)
            geometry = ComplexFaultGeometry(trace, mesh_spacing)
        else:
            raise ValueError('Unrecognised or unsupported fault geometry!')
        return geometry
Creates the fault geometry from the parameters specified in the
        dictionary.

        :param dict geo_dict:
            Sub-dictionary of main fault dictionary containing only
            the geometry attributes
        :param float mesh_spacing:
            Fault mesh spacing (km)
        :returns:
            Instance of SimpleFaultGeometry or ComplexFaultGeometry, depending
            on typology