Características de campo, petrografia e litogeoquímica da Unidade Santo Aleixo em sua localidade-tipo / Field geology, petrography and lithogeochemistry of Santo Aleixo Unit in its type location

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The Santo Aleixo Unit in its type-location is represented by homogenous gneiss and subordinated banded and inclused mafic-felsic-rich gneisses, all rocks separated by gradational contacts. Leucogranitic gneiss, migmatites, late-tectonic granite stocks and diabase dikes also occur in the studied area. The gneissic foliation dips to SE or NW with low to medium angles according to large vertical folds with a NE trending axial plane. The main foliation is deformed by late tectonic ductile to brittle shear zones. The gneisses are classified as tonalites to granites and, subordinated quartz-monzodiorites and quartz-monzonites. Biotite is always present with or without hornblende. Garnet was described only in the homogenous gneiss. Apatite, zircon, opaque minerals and minor titanite and allanite are the acessory minerals. Biotite chloritization and plagioclase sericitization are the observed metamorphic-hidrotermal processes. Lithogeochemical data classify the Santo Aleixo Unit gneisses as metaluminous metaigneous rocks from a calc-alkaline sequence. Heavy REE concentrations are lower than 10 ppm, resulting in elevated (La/Lu)N ratios. Comparing petrographic and lithogeochemical data from the Santo Aleixo Unit and the Rio Negro Complex points to the following statements: a) Santo Aleixo Units petrographic series are expanded while Rio Negro Complexs series are more restricted; b) the units presents same chemical signatures (calc-alkaline volcanic arc metaluminous magmas with biotite and hornblende); c) the Santo Aleixo Unit gneisses are depleted in heavy REE related to the presence of garnet at the magma source. Therefore, the incorporation of the Santo Aleixo Unit into the Rio Negro Complex is sustained by petrographic and lithogeochemical similarities, and also makes clear that the arc magmatism had different sources and evolutionary paths.

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santo aleixo unit litogeoquímica lithogeochemistry unidade santo aleixo petrografia ribeira belt petrography geologia faixa ribeira

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