Reconstruction of Precambrian terranes of Northeastern Brazil along Cambrian strike-slip faults: a new model of geodynamic evolution and gold metallogeny in the State of Bahia

Autor: João Batista Guimarães Teixeira, Aroldo Misi, Maria da Glória da Silva, Reinaldo Santana Correia de Brito
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />French<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Geology, Vol 49, Iss 3 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2317-4692
2317-4889
DOI: 10.1590/2317-4889201920190009
Popis: Abstract The Precambrian basement of Northeastern Brazil is the product of Rhyacian block convergence. The main deformation and intrusion of crustal granitoids occurred between 2.15 and 1.8 Ga ago. This large area has been subjected to long-lasting and rather uniform stresses during the Cambrian period. Gold provinces in Bahia represent metallogenetic products of distinct tectonothermal events. Gold mineralization took place during the Paleoproterozoic collision and the Cambrian convergence, respectively, accompanied by heat flow, crustal deformation, and granite intrusion. The tectonic framework of the region was reconstructed at ca. 700 Ma ago, considering the hypothesis of wrench-fault tectonics. The new hypothesis provides geological evidence and metallogenic constraints that make further investigation necessary, with reference to well-established São Francisco Craton concept and its peripheral fold belts.
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