PALEOMAGNETIC EVIDENCE FOR THE EVOLUTION OF MESO-PROTEROZOIC TO NEO-PROTEROZOIC GLACIOGENIC ROCKS IN CENTRAL-EASTERN BRAZIL

被引:17
作者
DAGRELLAFILHO, MS
PACCA, IG
TEIXEIRA, W
ONSTOTT, TC
RENNE, PR
机构
[1] UNIV SAO PAULO,INST GEOCIENCIAS,BR-05541 SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
[2] PRINCETON UNIV,DEPT GEOL & GEOPHYS SCI,PRINCETON,NJ 08544
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
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10.1016/0031-0182(90)90136-U
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学];
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0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
Paleomagnetic studies on basic dikes in the eastern São Francisco Craton which have isotopic ages of 1.0-1.1 Ga, define an apparent polar wander path for South America over this time interval. The data indicate that the São Francisco Craton was at paleolatitudes between 40° and 65° at the time of emplacement of these dikes. Neo-Proterozoic sedimentary glaciogenic rocks, the Macaúbas Group, Bebedouro Formation, Ibiá Formation and Carandai Formation, crop out in central-eastern Brazil. An age of about 1.0 Ga has been proposed for these glacial deposits. Paleogeographical reconstructions of South America show a continental movement coherent with paleoenvironmental models proposed for the Macaúbas Group and suggest that the glacial period may have occurred between 1.01 and 1.08 Ga. © 1990.
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