Abstract The Brasília Belt is a Neoproterozoic orogenic belt in central Brazil, developed
between the Amazon, São Francisco-Congo and Paranapanema cratons. It consists of a …

The São Francisco craton in eastern Brazil hosts sedimentary sequences deposited
between the Paleoarchean (∼ 3300 Ma) and Late Neoproterozoic (∼ 580 Ma). Proterozoic …

To this day, there is a great amount of controversy about where, when and how the so-called
supercontinents--Pangea, Godwana, Rodinia, and Columbia--were made and broken …

The Vazante–Paracatu region represents the most important Zn district known in Brazil and
includes the Vazante hypogene non-sulfide Zn deposit composed mainly of willemite …

The Brasília Belt is one of the most complete Neoproterozoic orogens in western Gondwana.
Rapid progress on the understanding of the tectonic evolution of the belt was achieved due …

The Brası́lia belt borders the western margin of the São Francisco Craton and records the
history of ocean opening and closing related to the formation of West Gondwana. This study …

Geological structures and Precambrian rock units thought to be related to Rodinia
Supercontinent evolution were recognized in three main domains of South America:(i) …

The São Francisco Craton, in the central-eastern region of Brazil, is a cratonic fragment
stabilized after the Rhyacian tectono-metamorphic event (2.25–2.05 Ga). Volcanic and …

Recent field investigations and geochronological studies of Neoproterozoic rocks in the
northwestern part of the Borborema Province, Ceará State, NE Brazil provide important …

Abstract The Brasília Belt comprises terranes and thrust-sheets that were tectonically
transported towards the western passive margin of the São Francisco–Congo …