Cenozoic Sedimentation and Tectonic Deformation in the Central Part of the Potiguar Basin

Cenozoic Sedimentation and Tectonic Deformation in the Central Part of the Potiguar Basin

Neogene and Quaternary sedimentary covers occur along the Brazilian coast and have been frequently describedtogether as a single unit. The study of Brazilian sedimentary basins concentrates on their rift phase, whereas the post-riftphase has been considered a tectonic quiescent period. In the Potigu...

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Main Authors: Elissandra Nascimento Moura-Lima, Maria Osvalneide Lucena Sousa, Francisco Hilário Rego Bezerra, Milena Rocha de Aquino, Marcela Marques Vieira, Francisco Pinheiro Lima-Filho, Vanildo Pereira da Fonseca, Ricardo Farias do Amaral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-03-01
Series:Geologia USP. Série Científica
Subjects:
Tectonics
Potiguar basin
Cenozoic
Online Access:http://ppegeo-local.igc.usp.br/pdf/guspsc/v10n1/02.pdf

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