Opposite shear senses: Geneses, global occurrences, numerical simulations and a case study from the Indian western Himalaya

D Dutta, S Mukherjee - Journal of Structural Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
Opposite shear sense (OSS) is manifested by the presence of conflicting shear sense
indicators in a portion of a rock body, a shear/fault zone or across several parallel shear/fault …

A review of the geophysical knowledge of the Borborema Province, NE-Brazil, and tectonic implications

RG de Oliveira, WE de Medeiros… - Journal of South …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the results of nearly 50 years of application of geophysical data to
study tectonic problems in Borborema Province (BP), Northeastern Brazil. Much information …

[HTML][HTML] The Patos-Pernambuco shear system of NE Brazil: Partitioned intracontinental transcurrent deformation revealed by enhanced aeromagnetic data

H Fossen, LB Harris, C Cavalcante, CJ Archanjo… - Journal of Structural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Neoproterozoic-Cambrian (Brasiliano) intracontinental Patos-Pernambuco
shear system is developed in Archean to Neoproterozoic crust, reactivating rift margins N of …

Deep crustal framework of the Borborema Province, NE Brazil, derived from gravity and magnetic data

RG Oliveira, WE Medeiros - Precambrian Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Borborema Province BP (NE Brazil) consists of a complex rock mosaic
composed mainly by Proterozoic metasedimentary belts that amalgamate Archean-to …

Cretaceous intracontinental rifting and post-rift inversion in NE Brazil: Insights from the Rio do Peixe Basin

FCC Nogueira, FO Marques, FHR Bezerra… - Tectonophysics, 2015 - Elsevier
The breakup of Pangea in the Mesozoic placed the South American and African plates
under horizontal extension, which triggered rifting and the formation of intracontinental …

Review of tectonic inversion of sedimentary basins in NE and N Brazil: analysis of mechanisms, timing and effects on structures and relief

FH Bezerra, FO Marques, DL Vasconcelos… - Journal of South …, 2023 - Elsevier
Most intraplate areas worldwide are under compression characterized by thrust and strike-
slip deformations. The sources of the stresses in these regions are a combination of far-field …

Relations between inherited basement fabric and fault nucleation in a continental setting: The Rio do Peixe Basin, NE Brazil

GV Ramos, DL Vasconcelos, FO Marques… - Marine and petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
The control of normal fault growth by preexisting basement structures is still a worldwide
matter of debate. The objectives of the present study are (i) to investigate where rift faults …

Late Pleistocene–Holocene evolution of the Doce River delta, southeastern Brazil: implications for the understanding of wave-influenced deltas

D de Fátima Rossetti, SP Polizel, MCL Cohen… - Marine Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Brazil's coast displays many wave-influenced deltas that are still incompletely understood,
despite their significance for reconstructing the history of Late Pleistocene–Holocene sea …

Structural evolution of the Cruzeiro do Nordeste shear zone (NE Brazil): Brasiliano-Pan-African-ductile-to-brittle transition and Cretaceous brittle reactivation

TS Miranda, SP Neves, MAL Celestino… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Borborema Province (NE Brazil) is characterized by the development of
continental-scale transcurrent shear zones related to the Neoproterozoic Brasiliano-Pan …

Basement fabric controls rift nucleation and postrift basin inversion in the continental margin of NE Brazil

DL Vasconcelos, FHR Bezerra, WE Medeiros… - Tectonophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
In passive continental margins, the brittle reactivation of shear zones and their role in the
deformation and deposition of sedimentary basins are still a matter of debate. In this …