Title of article :
Two neoproterozoic crustal accretion events in the Brasيlia belt, central Brazil
Author/Authors :
Laux، نويسنده , , Jorge Henrique and Pimentel، نويسنده , , Mلrcio Martins and Dantas، نويسنده , , Elton Luiz and Armstrong، نويسنده , , Richard and Junges، نويسنده , , Sergio Luiz، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Abstract :
New U–Pb and Sm–Nd isotopic data for orthogneiss and granitoid rocks from the Neoproterozoic Goiás magmatic arc in western Goiás constrain the geological evolution of this juvenile crust in the western Brasília belt. Orthogneiss rock samples have U–Pb crystallization ages of 804±6, 669±3, 662±12, 634±8, 630±5, and 637±20 Ma and show εNd(T) values between +2.8 and −15.1. Rock units with negative εNd(T) are more frequent in the eastern part of the studied area to the south of Anicuns, which indicates the presence of older continental crust in that part of the arc. Metagranitoids have ages of 821±10, 810±10, 792±5, 790±12, 782±14, 748±4, and 614±5 Ma and εNd(T) values between +5.1 and −3.7. The data presented here, combined with those in the literature, suggest that igneous activity in the Goiás magmatic arc took place in two episodes: between ca. 0.89 and 0.8 Ga, probably in intraoceanic settings, and between ca. 0.66 and 0.60 Ga, likely in an active continental margin at the end of the Brasiliano orogeny.
Keywords :
Orthogneiss , Crustal accretion , Geochronology U–Pb , Goi?s magmatic arc
Journal title :
Journal of South American Earth Sciences
Journal title :
Journal of South American Earth Sciences