Layered intrusions and volcanic sequences in Central Brazil: Geological and geochronological constraints for Mesoproterozoic (1.25Ga) and Neoproterozoic (0.79Ga) igneous associations

Precambrian Research

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 617-634

  Ferreira Filho, Cesar Fonseca ^a   Pimentel, Márcio Martins ^a   de Araujo, Sylvia Maria ^a   Laux, Jorge Henrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b CPRM/Brazilian Geological Survey   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Layered intrusion; Mafic ultramafic; Mesoproterozoic; Neoproterozoic

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAYERED INTRUSION; MAFIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

BRAZIL;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 77949478046     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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