Glacial diamictites of Serra Azul Formation (Ediacaran, Paraguay belt): Evidence of the Gaskiers glacial event in Brazil

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 236-241

  de Alvarenga, Carlos J S ^a   Figueiredo, Milene F ^b   Babinski, Marly ^b   Pinho, Francisco E C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diamictite; Glaciation; Neoproterozoic; Paraguay belt; Serra Azul

Indexed keywords

DIAMICTITE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; OUTCROP; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ARARAS; BRAZIL; PARAGUAY BELT; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847320285     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2006.09.015     Document Type: Article

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