The Paramirim Corridor represents the maximum inversion zone of the Paramirim Aulacogen. Reverse-... more The Paramirim Corridor represents the maximum inversion zone of the Paramirim Aulacogen. Reverse-to-reverse dextral shear zones and various types of folds dominate such corridor. These structures reflect a stress field that is WSW-ENE oriented, developed in units of Aulacogen basement, as well as in the Lagoa Real Intrusive Suite, of Statherian age, in Espinhaço and São Francisco supergroups, of Statherian-Tonian and Cryogenian ages, respectively, and in the Macaúbas-Santo Onofre Group, of Tonian age at the most. A rich collection of extensional structures truncate compressional structures of the Paramirim Corridor, characterized by normal shear zones and foliation, which is sometimes mylonitic, down-dip stretching lineation, drag folds, traction fractures and S/C structures. In these shear zones, quartz occurs truncated by the foliation, while feldspars are fractured and altered to white mica. Distribution of the quartz c-axes is at a maximum of 14° from the Z-axis. Thus, it sugges...
The Araçuaí-West Congo orogen (AWCO) is one of the various components of the Brasiliano/Pan-Afric... more The Araçuaí-West Congo orogen (AWCO) is one of the various components of the Brasiliano/Pan-African orogenic network generated during the amalgamation of West Gondwana. In the reconstructions of Gondwana, the AWCO, encompassing the Araçuaí orogen of South America and the West Congo belt of Southwestern Africa, appears as a tongue-shaped orogenic zone embraced by the São Francisco-Congo craton. Differing from the vast majority of the known orogens owing to its singular confined setting, the AWCO contains a large amount of orogenic igneous rocks emplaced in all stages of its tectonic evolution. We present new and revised information about the oldest Ediacaran granitic assemblage, the G1 Supersuite, which together with the Rio Doce Group defines the Rio Doce magmatic arc, and then we propose a new tectonic setting for the arc. Field relationships and mineralogical compositions of the G1 Supersuite allow us to characterize three lithofacies associations, Opx-bearing rocks, enclave-rich Tonalite–Granodiorite and enclave-poor Granite–Tonalite, suggesting different crustal levels are exposed in the central part of the Araçuaí orogen. The region is interpreted to represent a tilted crustal section, with deep arc roots now exposed along its western border. Chemically, these plutonic associations consist mostly of magnesian, metaluminous to slightly peraluminous, calc-alkaline to alkali-calcic and medium- to high-K acidic rocks. The dacitic and rhyolitic rocks of the Rio Doce Group are mainly magnesian, peraluminous, calcic to calc-alkaline, and medium- to high-K acidic rocks. Zircon U–Pb data constrain the crystallization of the granitoids between ca. 625 and 574 Ma, while the age of the metamorphosed volcanic rocks is around ca. 585 Ma. Thus, within errors, these rock associations likely belong to the same magmatic event and might represent the subduction-related, pre-collisional, evolution of the Araçuaí orogen. In addition, whole-rock Sm–Nd isotopic compositions show variable negative εNd(t) values between −6.7 and −13.8, and TDM model ages varying from 1.39 to 2.26 Ga, while εHf(t) vary between −5.2 and −11.7, with TDM ages from 1.5 to 2.0 Ga. Thus, predominantly constructed upon Paleoproterozoic (Rhyacian) basement, the Rio Doce arc shows crustal sources largely prevailing over mantle sources, providing a well-studied example to be compared with similar orogenic settings around the world.
ABSTRACT Paleoproterozoic dome-and-keel provinces, in which troughs of de-formed and metamorphose... more ABSTRACT Paleoproterozoic dome-and-keel provinces, in which troughs of de-formed and metamorphosed Paleoproterozoic supracrustal rocks sur-round domes of Archean basement, continue to puzzle geologists. In cur-rent literature, some authors refer to the ...
... Proterozoic crustal extension and the generation of dome-and-keel structure in an Archaean gr... more ... Proterozoic crustal extension and the generation of dome-and-keel structure in an Archaean granitegreenstone terrane. Stephen Marshak * , Fernando Alkmim & Hanna Jordt-Evangelista . ... 7, 349−364 (1977). 9. Machado, N., Noce, CM, Oliveira, OAB & Ladeira, EA Bol. Soc. ...
The Neoproterozoic Araçuaí-West Congo (A-WC) orogen is one of many Brasiliano/Pan-African orogens... more The Neoproterozoic Araçuaí-West Congo (A-WC) orogen is one of many Brasiliano/Pan-African orogens that developed during the assembly of West Gondwana. This orogen was split apart in Mesozoic time, due to opening of the South Atlantic—the Araçuaí orogen now underlies eastern Brazil, whereas the West Congo belt fringes central Africa's Atlantic coast. Significantly, at the time it formed, the A-WC orogen was bounded on the west, north, and east by the São Francisco-Congo craton, a crustal block that had the shape of a lopsided, ...
The Paramirim Corridor represents the maximum inversion zone of the Paramirim Aulacogen. Reverse-... more The Paramirim Corridor represents the maximum inversion zone of the Paramirim Aulacogen. Reverse-to-reverse dextral shear zones and various types of folds dominate such corridor. These structures reflect a stress field that is WSW-ENE oriented, developed in units of Aulacogen basement, as well as in the Lagoa Real Intrusive Suite, of Statherian age, in Espinhaço and São Francisco supergroups, of Statherian-Tonian and Cryogenian ages, respectively, and in the Macaúbas-Santo Onofre Group, of Tonian age at the most. A rich collection of extensional structures truncate compressional structures of the Paramirim Corridor, characterized by normal shear zones and foliation, which is sometimes mylonitic, down-dip stretching lineation, drag folds, traction fractures and S/C structures. In these shear zones, quartz occurs truncated by the foliation, while feldspars are fractured and altered to white mica. Distribution of the quartz c-axes is at a maximum of 14° from the Z-axis. Thus, it sugges...
The Araçuaí-West Congo orogen (AWCO) is one of the various components of the Brasiliano/Pan-Afric... more The Araçuaí-West Congo orogen (AWCO) is one of the various components of the Brasiliano/Pan-African orogenic network generated during the amalgamation of West Gondwana. In the reconstructions of Gondwana, the AWCO, encompassing the Araçuaí orogen of South America and the West Congo belt of Southwestern Africa, appears as a tongue-shaped orogenic zone embraced by the São Francisco-Congo craton. Differing from the vast majority of the known orogens owing to its singular confined setting, the AWCO contains a large amount of orogenic igneous rocks emplaced in all stages of its tectonic evolution. We present new and revised information about the oldest Ediacaran granitic assemblage, the G1 Supersuite, which together with the Rio Doce Group defines the Rio Doce magmatic arc, and then we propose a new tectonic setting for the arc. Field relationships and mineralogical compositions of the G1 Supersuite allow us to characterize three lithofacies associations, Opx-bearing rocks, enclave-rich Tonalite–Granodiorite and enclave-poor Granite–Tonalite, suggesting different crustal levels are exposed in the central part of the Araçuaí orogen. The region is interpreted to represent a tilted crustal section, with deep arc roots now exposed along its western border. Chemically, these plutonic associations consist mostly of magnesian, metaluminous to slightly peraluminous, calc-alkaline to alkali-calcic and medium- to high-K acidic rocks. The dacitic and rhyolitic rocks of the Rio Doce Group are mainly magnesian, peraluminous, calcic to calc-alkaline, and medium- to high-K acidic rocks. Zircon U–Pb data constrain the crystallization of the granitoids between ca. 625 and 574 Ma, while the age of the metamorphosed volcanic rocks is around ca. 585 Ma. Thus, within errors, these rock associations likely belong to the same magmatic event and might represent the subduction-related, pre-collisional, evolution of the Araçuaí orogen. In addition, whole-rock Sm–Nd isotopic compositions show variable negative εNd(t) values between −6.7 and −13.8, and TDM model ages varying from 1.39 to 2.26 Ga, while εHf(t) vary between −5.2 and −11.7, with TDM ages from 1.5 to 2.0 Ga. Thus, predominantly constructed upon Paleoproterozoic (Rhyacian) basement, the Rio Doce arc shows crustal sources largely prevailing over mantle sources, providing a well-studied example to be compared with similar orogenic settings around the world.
ABSTRACT Paleoproterozoic dome-and-keel provinces, in which troughs of de-formed and metamorphose... more ABSTRACT Paleoproterozoic dome-and-keel provinces, in which troughs of de-formed and metamorphosed Paleoproterozoic supracrustal rocks sur-round domes of Archean basement, continue to puzzle geologists. In cur-rent literature, some authors refer to the ...
... Proterozoic crustal extension and the generation of dome-and-keel structure in an Archaean gr... more ... Proterozoic crustal extension and the generation of dome-and-keel structure in an Archaean granitegreenstone terrane. Stephen Marshak * , Fernando Alkmim & Hanna Jordt-Evangelista . ... 7, 349−364 (1977). 9. Machado, N., Noce, CM, Oliveira, OAB & Ladeira, EA Bol. Soc. ...
The Neoproterozoic Araçuaí-West Congo (A-WC) orogen is one of many Brasiliano/Pan-African orogens... more The Neoproterozoic Araçuaí-West Congo (A-WC) orogen is one of many Brasiliano/Pan-African orogens that developed during the assembly of West Gondwana. This orogen was split apart in Mesozoic time, due to opening of the South Atlantic—the Araçuaí orogen now underlies eastern Brazil, whereas the West Congo belt fringes central Africa's Atlantic coast. Significantly, at the time it formed, the A-WC orogen was bounded on the west, north, and east by the São Francisco-Congo craton, a crustal block that had the shape of a lopsided, ...
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