Structural evolution of the Paleoproterozoic Rio Itapicuru granite-greenstone belt (Bahia, Brazil): The role of synkinematic plutons in the regional tectonics

Precambrian Research

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 139-162

  Chauvet, A ^a   Alves Da Silva, F C ^b   Faure, M ^a,c   Guerrot, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^d BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Brazil; Greenstone belts; Paleoproterozoic; Quartz fabrics; Strain; Syntectonic granite

Indexed keywords

GRANITE GREENSTONE BELT; PROTEROZOIC; QUARTZ FABRIC; STRAIN; SYNTECTONIC MAGMATISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

BRAZIL, BAHIA STATE, RIO ITAPICURU BELT;

EID: 0031459333     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00024-7     Document Type: Article

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