Igneous pyrometamorphism in the Potiguar Basin, Northeastern Brazil

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
Subjects:
Potiguar Basin
Magmatism
Pyrometamorphism
Online Access:http://ppegeo.igc.usp.br/pdf/guspsc/v14n2/07.pdf

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