The Gurupi Belt, northern Brazil: Lithostratigraphy, geochronology, and geodynamic evolution

Precambrian Research

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 83-105

  Klein, Evandro L ^a   Moura, Candido A V ^b   Krymsky, Robert S ^b,e   Griffin, William L ^c,d  

^a CPRM   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e A P KARPINSKY RUSSIAN GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Gurupi Belt; Nd isotopes; Neoproterozoic; Paleoproterozoic; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; ISLAND ARC; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC;

BRAZIL; GURUPI BELT; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27344444336     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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