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HERO ID
7480173
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
[Petrography and geochemistry of metamafic rocks intercalated in gneisses from Goiás Magmatic Arc, region of Indiara (GO)]
Author(s)
Navarro, GRB; Fumes, RA; Zanardo, A; de Oliveira, MAF; Luvizotto, GL
Year
2015
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Geologia USP Série Científica
ISSN:
1519-874X
Volume
15
Issue
1
Page Numbers
29-44
Language
Portuguese
DOI
10.11606/issn.2316-9095.v15i1p29-44
Abstract
In Indiara region (GO), dozens of metamafic rocks lenses of various dimensions (metric to kilometric) occur, intercalated in gneisses of the Goiás Magmatic Arc and oriented according to the direction of the main foliation (Sn). These lenses consist of amphibolite (amphibole schists and amphibolites), have chemical compositions of sub-alkaline basalts to andesitic ba-salts and sub-alkaline tholeiitic affinity. The distribution of major and trace elements, as well as rare earth elements (REE), suggests that these rocks are derived from a source with similar geochemical signature. The analyzed rocks are enriched in large ion litophile elements (Cs, Rb, Ba, K, Th and U) in relation to elements of high field strength (Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf and Y) and in relation to REE, Sr, P and Ti, showing weak to medium negative anomalies of Nb, Ta and P and suggesting that these rocks were generated in a magmatic arc environment.
Keywords
Brasília Belt; Tocantins Province; Goiás
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