Igneous pyrometamorphism in the Potiguar Basin, Northeastern Brazil

In the Potiguar Basin (NE Brazil), cretaceous rocks (sandstones, siltstones, shales, limestones) are intruded by Paleogene to Neogene basic bodies. As a result, were formed buchites, pyrometamorphic rocks indicating very low pressures and very high temperatures. Field descriptions permitted distin...

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Main Authors: Larissa dos Santos, Zorano Sérgio de Souza, Nilson Francisquini Botelho, Rúbia Ribeiro Viana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Geologia USP. Série Científica
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Online Access:http://ppegeo.igc.usp.br/pdf/guspsc/v14n2/07.pdf