Occurrence and geochemistry of metamafic rocks from the Forquilha Eclogite Zone, central Ceará (NE Brazil): Geodynamic implications

Geological Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 137-155

  Amaral, Wagner Da Silva ^a   Santos, Ticiano José Saraiva ^a   Wernick, Eberhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Borborema Province; Brazil; Geochemistry; HP UHP; Pan African belt; Retrograded eclogites

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; ECLOGITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODYNAMICS; HIGH PRESSURE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAFIC ROCK; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PETROGRAPHY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM;

BRAZIL; CEARA; FORQUILHA BASIN;

EID: 79953007596     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1224     Document Type: Article

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