Avanavero mafic magmatism, a late Paleoproterozoic LIP in the Guiana Shield, Amazonian Craton: U-Pb ID-TIMS baddeleyite, geochemical and paleomagnetic evidence

Lithos

Volumn 174, Issue , 2013, Pages 175-195

  Reis, Nelson Joaquim ^a   Teixeira, Wilson ^b   Hamilton, Mike A ^c   Bispo Santos, Franklin ^b   Almeida, Marcelo Esteves ^a   D'Agrella Filho, Manoel Souza ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Brazil Manaus Agency   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amazonian Craton; Avanavero magmatism; Guiana Shield; Late Paleoproterozoic; LIP

Indexed keywords

BADDELEYITE; DIABASE; DIKE; GEOCHEMISTRY; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; SILL; THOLEIITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN SHIELD; GUYANA SHIELD;

EID: 84878965207     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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