Magnetic fabric and pluton emplacement in a transpressive shear zone system: The Itaporanga porphyritic granitic pluton (northeast Brazil)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 312, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 331-345

  Archanjo, Carlos J ^a   Da Silva, Elvis R ^b   Caby, Renaud ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

AMS; Brasiliano orogeny; Granite; Northeast Brazil; Pluton emplacement

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; MAGMA; PLUTON;

BRASILIANO OROGENY; EMPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; PLUTON;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033527836     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00176-6     Document Type: Article

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