Geologia do Estado de Roraima, Brasil

Geology of Roraima State, Brazil
Auteurs: 
N.J. Reis, L.M. Fraga, M.S.G. de Faria, M.E. Almeida
Année: 
2003
Numéro revue: 
2
Numéro article: 
5

Resumo

O arcabouço geológico de Roraima é dividido em quatro domínios litoestruturais: a) Urariqüera (WNW-ESE a E-W), terreno vulcano-plutônico-sedimentar em 1,98-1,78 Ga; b) Guiana Central (NE-SW), cinturão de alto grau em 1,94-1,93 Ga e Associação AMG (1,5 Ga); c) Parima (NW-SE a E-W), terreno granito-greenstone em 1,97-1,94 Ga e d) Anauá - Jatapu (NW-SE, NE-SW e N-S), terreno granito-gnáissico em 2,03-1,81 Ga.

 

Abstract

Four major domains are present in Roraima State: 1) the Urariqüera Domain with WNW-ESE and E-W trends and dominantly calc-alkaline granite and volcanics and sedimentary cover rocks; 2) the Central Guyana Domain trending NE-SW and containing high-grade metamorphic rocks and a typical AMG association; 3) the Parima Domain with NW-SE structural lineaments and post-Trans-Amazonian granite–greenstone terrains; and 4) the Anauá-Jatapu Domain with NW-SE and NE-SW trends and widespread calc-alkaline and alkaline granite.

Key words: Amazonian Craton, Guiana Shield, Stratigraphy, Structural geology, Roraima Brazil

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