Fernando César Alves da Silva

Microstructural evolution of the SeridÓ Belt, NE-Brazil: the effect of two tectonic events on development of c-axis preferred orientation in quartz

The polyphase evolution of the Serido Belt (NE-Brazil) includes D, crust formation at 2.3-2.1 Ga, D-2 thrust tectonics at 1.9 Ga and crustal reworking by D-3 strike-slip shear zones at 600 Ma. Microstructural investigations within mylonites associated with D-2 and D-3 events were used to constrain the tectono-thermal evolution of the belt. D-2 shear zones commenced at deeper crustal levels and high amphibolite facies conditions (600-650 degreesC) through grain boundary migration, subgrain rotation and operation of quartz Q-prism slip. Continued shearing and exhumation of the terrain forced the re-equilibration of high-T fabrics and the switching of slip systems from (c)-prism to positive and negative (a)-rhombs. During D-3, enhancement of ductility by dissipation of heat that came from syn-D-3 granites developed wide belts of amphibolite facies mylonites. Continued shearing, uplift and cooling of the region induced D-3 shear zones to act in ductile-brittle regimes, marked by fracturing and development of thinner belts of greenschist facies mylonites. During this event, switching from (a)-prism to a basal slip indicates a thermal path from 600 to 350 degreesC. Therefore, microstructures and quartz c-axis fabrics in polydeformed rocks from the Serido Belt preserve the record of two major events, which includes contrasting deformation mechanisms and thermal paths

Petrological And Geochemical Characteristics Of The Granulitic Terrain Of Brejses, Bahia, Brazil

Abstract New petrological and geochemical characteristics of the Brejtes region, situated in the south of Bahia, Brazil are discussed. The region forms a part of the most important and extensive granulite facies terrain in Brazil of Archean/Paleoproterozoic age. Five groups of rock types all equilibrated in the granulite facies are identified in this region. They are: i) supracrustal and related rocks, ii) undifferentiated granulites, iii) hornblende bearing enderbite-charnockites, iv) hornblende free enderbite-charnockites, v) charnockites. The first group appears to be the oldest in the region as they form enclaves in the 2.9 Ga old undifferentiated granulites. The third and fourth group are enderbite-charnockites, whose protoliths constitute two series of calc-alkaline rocks, one titanium poor (hornblende free) and another titanium rich (hornblende bearing). U/Pb zircon SHRIMP dates indicate ages of formation at 2.81 Ga (hornblende free) and 2.69 Ga (hornblende bearing) for the two groups. The fifth group of rocks have charnockitic affinity and are present in the center of the Brejtes Dome. These rocks are also have calc-alkaline affinity, but show petrographic and geochemical characteristics distinct from those of other groups. Preliminary geochronological investigations by zircon Pb-Pb evaporation method yielded 2.6 Ga and 2.0 Ga for the charnockites from the inner core of the Brejtes Dome. These age data suggest that the circular structure was formed by the re-fusion of the 2.6 Ga old deep crustal material generating younger charnockites at 2.0 Ga.

O Stock Flores: Exemplo de magmatismo granítico tipo-A no Domínio Rio Piranhas-Seridó, NE da Província Borborema

The Flores granitic stock intrudes paleoproterozoic gneissic related to Caico Complex, in Rio Piranhas-Serido Domain, North part of the Borborema Province, NE Brazil. This work focused on the petrological and geochemical characterization of its monzogranites. The Flores Stock comprises equigranular, leucocratic monzogranites, which are divide in two petrografic facies: i) medium grained, pink monzogranites; and ii) fine grained, gray to pink monzogranites. Locally we can find in this type dioritic enclaves displaying magmas coexistence features (mixing and migling), and ellipsoidal schlieren formed by magmatic convection. Mineralogically, the Stock is constitued by biotite as its main mafic; titanite, allanite, apatite, zircon, opaque, and as late minerals, fluorite, chlorite and saussurite, these late ones are interpreted as related to fluids in subsolidus stage. The studied monzogranites show high SiO 2 contents (> 71% wt%) and alkaline affinity with Na 2 O + K 2 O ~ 9,0%. Tectonic discriminant diagrams of tectonic environment suggest a typology of A-type granite related to a post-collisional environment, which is corroborated by U-Pb zircon crystallization age of 553±4 Ma. Thus, the Flores Stock is interpreted as emplaced in a late to post-tectonic stage of the Brasiliana / Pan-African Orogeny in the Borborema Province.

Desenvolvimento simultâneo de semigrabens ortogonais e oblíquos à direção de distensão: modelagem física de análogo natural no Nordeste brasileiro

The physical modeling tool is being increasingly used in geology to provide information about the evolutionary stages (nucleation, growth and geometry) of geological structures at various scales. In the simulations of extensional tectonics, modeling provides a better understanding of fault geometry and evolution of the tectonic-stratigraphic architecture of rift basins. In this study a sandbox type apparatus was used to study the nucleation and development of basins influenced by previous structures in the basement, variably oriented as regards to the main extensional axis. Two types of experiments were conducted in order to: (i) simulate the individual (independent) development of half-grabens oriented orthogonal or oblique to the extension direction; (ii) simulate the simultaneous development of such half-grabens, orthogonal or oblique to the extension direction. In both cases the same materials (sand mixed with gypsum) were used and the same boundary conditions were maintained. The results were compared with a natural analogue represented by the Rio do Peixe Basin (one of the eocretaceous interior basins of Northeast Brazil). The obtained models allowed to observe the development of segmented border faults with listric geometry, often forming relay ramps, and the development of inner basins faults that affect only the basal strata, like the ones observed in the seismic sections of the natural analogue. The results confirm the importance of basement tectonic heritage in the geometry of rift depocenters.