A review of the tectonic evolution of the Sunsás belt, SW Amazonian Craton

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-60

  Teixeira, Wilson ^a   Geraldes, Mauro Cesar ^b   Matos, Ramiro ^a   Ruiz, Amarildo Salina ^c   Saes, Gerson ^c   Vargas Mattos, Gabriela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian Craton; Mesoproterozoic evolution; Suns s orogen; Suns s Aguape province

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL ARC; CRATON; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MAGMATISM; OROGENY; PASSIVE MARGIN; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 73549106314     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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