Geochronology, Nd isotopes and reconnaissance geochemistry of volcanic and metavolcanic rocks of the São Luís Craton, northern Brazil: Implications for tectonic setting and crustal evolution

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 129-145

  Klein, Evandro L ^a   Luzardo, Renê ^b   Moura, Candido A V ^c   Lobato, Denise C ^a   Brito, Reinaldo S C ^d   Armstrong, Richard ^e  

^a CPRM/Geological Survey of Brazil   (Brazil)

^b CPRM/Geological Survey of Brazil   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^d CPRM   (Brazil)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arc magmatism; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Nd isotopes; Orogenic; Paleoproterozoic; S o Lu s Craton; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; FIELD METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PROTOLITH; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

BRAZIL; MARANHAO; SAO LUIS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 62349084231     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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