Extensional collapse in the Neoproterozoic Araçuaí orogen, eastern Brazil: A setting for reactivation of asymmetric crenulation cleavage

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-147

  Marshak, Stephen ^a   Alkmim, Fernando F ^b   Whittington, Alan ^c   Pedrosa Soares, Antônio Carlos ^d  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ara ua orogen; Brasiliano orogeny; Crenulation cleavage; Crustal extension; Espinha o fold thrust belt; Extensional crenulation cleavage; Maca bas basin; Neoproterozoic; Orogenic collapse; Shear zone

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CRUSTAL EXTENSION; EXTENSIONAL CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; OROGENIC COLLAPSE; SHEAR ZONE;

DEFORMATION; GRANITE; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; KINEMATICS; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC;

EID: 31144464844     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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