Scattering of magnetic fabrics in the Cambrian alkaline granite of Meruoca (Ceará state, northeastern Brazil)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1793-1807

  Archanjo, Carlos J ^a   Launeau, Patrick ^b   Hollanda, Maria Helena B M ^a   Macedo, José Wilson P ^c   Liu, Dunyi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline granite; AMS; Fabric; Northeastern Brazil

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ROCK; CAMBRIAN; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOLIATION; GRANITE; HEMATITE; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETITE; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

BRAZIL; CEARA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70350561070     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0342-z     Document Type: Review

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