Geochemical and structural characterization of the Cruzeiro do Sul Granodiorite: neoproterozoic post-collisional shoshonitic magmatism within transcurrent shear zone, Quitéria region, Southernmost Brazil

The Cruzeiro do Sul Granodiorite is located in the Eastern portion of the Sul-rio-grandense shield. It forms one ENE-WSW elongate body of approximately 4 km² within a sinistral strike slip shear zone. The rocks were originally considered as part of the Arroio dos Ratos Complex, but they were recentl...

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Main Authors: Daniel Knijnik, Maria de Fátima Bitencourt, Lauro V. S. Nardi, Viter Magalhães Pinto, Eduardo Fontana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-04-01
Series:Geologia USP. Série Científica
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Online Access:http://ppegeo-local.igc.usp.br/pdf/guspsc/v12n1/a03v12n1.pdf