Genesis and geodynamic significance of Mesoproterozoic and Early Cretaceous tholeiitic dyke swarms from the São Francisco craton (Brazil)

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-92

  Rosset, A ^a   De Min, A ^a   Marques, L S ^b   Macambira, M J B ^c   Ernesto, M ^b   Renne, P R ^d   Piccirillo, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^d BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous source mantle; Lithospheric plume components; Mesoproterozoic Early Cretaceous tholeiites; Rodinia breakup; S o Francisco craton

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DIKE SWARM; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERE; PETROGENESIS; PLUME; RODINIA; THOLEIITE;

BRAZIL; PARANA BASIN; SAO FRANCISCO CRATON; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249984356     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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