Geochemical and scintillometric characterization and correlation of amethyst geode-bearing Paraná lavas from the Quaraí and Los Catalanes districts, Brazil and Uruguay

Geological Magazine

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 954-970

  Hartmann, Léo A ^a   Wildner, Wilson ^b   Duarte, Lauren C ^a   Duarte, Sandro K ^a   Pertille, Juliana ^a   Arena, Karine R ^a   Martins, Laura C ^a   Dias, Norberto Lessa ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Geological Survey of Brazil CPRM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

basalt; Brazil; correlation; geochemistry; Paran ; scintillometry; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CORRELATION METHODS; MAGNESIA; OXIDE MINERALS; SANDSTONE; SILICA; SILICON; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANOES;

BRAZIL; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; SCINTILLOMETRY; STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK; STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES; URUGUAY;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

AMETHYST; ANDESITE; BASALT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTIGAS [URUGUAY]; BRAZIL; PARANA; URUGUAY;

EID: 77958449749     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756810000592     Document Type: Article

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