Correlation of neoproterozoic terranes between the Ribeira Belt, SE Brazil and its African counterpart: Comparative tectonic evolution and open questions

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 294, Issue , 2008, Pages 211-237

  Heilbron, M ^a,d   Valeriano, Claudio M ^a,d   Tassinari, C C G ^b,d   Almeida, J ^a,d   Tupinamba M ^a   Siga, Jr ^b,d   Trouw, R ^c,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d Fellow of the National Research Council   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BACKARC BASIN; CAMBRIAN; COLLISION ZONE; MAGMATISM; PASSIVE MARGIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

RIBEIRA BELT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADAMASTOR;

EID: 39549111231     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP294.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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